PyQuery is a Python package. This package provides a jQuery-like API. It makes use of the lxml module to manipulate XML and HTML quickly. The API is as close to jQuery as possible.
Installing PyQuery on MacOS
Method 1: Using pip to install PyQuery Package
Follow the below steps to install the PyQuery package on macOS using pip:
Step 1: Install the latest version of Python3 in macOS.
Step 2: Check if pip3 and python3 are correctly installed or not by using the following commands:
python3 –version
pip3 –version
Step 3: Upgrade your pip to avoid errors during the installation of the PyQuery package.
pip3 install –upgrade pip
Step 4: Enter the following command to install PyQuery using pip3.
pip3 install pyquery
Method 2: Using setup.py to install PyQuery
Follow the below steps to install the PyQuery package on macOS using the setup.py file:
Step 1: Download the latest source package of PyQuery for Python3 from here.
curl https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e9/27/6db65c90587856a229539df703679fa81d17089b74432abfd74a0dd2ca13/pyquery-1.4.3.tar.gz > pyquery.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the downloaded pyquery package using the following command:
tar -xzvf pyquery.tar.gz
Step 3: Now go to the pyquery-1.4.3 folder and enter the following command to install the package.
cd pyquery-1.4.3
python3 setup.py install
Note: You must have developer tools for XCode MacOS installed in your system
Verifying PyQuery installation on macOS:
To verify PyQuery is installed correctly or not we import the pyquery in the python terminal. It if will give an error then it means PyQuery is not installed properly.
import pyquery