Setuptools is a package development process library that extends the Python standard library distutils to make it easier to package Python projects (distribution utilities). It contains the following features:
- Package and module declarations in Python
- Metadata from the distribution package
- Hooks for testing
- Installation of the project
- Platform-specific information
- Support for Python3
In this article, we will learn how to install Setuptools for Python on macOS.
Installing Setuptools on MacOS
Method 1: Using pip to install Setuptools Package
Follow the below steps to install the Setuptools package on macOS using pip:
Step 1: Install the current version of Python3 in macOS.
Step 2: Check if pip3 and python3 are correctly installed in your system using the following command:
python3 –version
pip3 –version
Step 3: Upgrade pip3 to avoid errors occurring during the installation process.
pip3 install –upgrade pip
Step 4: Enter the following command to install Setuptools using pip3.
pip3 install setuptools
Method 2: Using setup.py to install Setuptools
Follow the below steps to install the Setuptools package on macOS using the setup.py file:
Step 1: Download the latest source package of Setuptools for Python3 from the website.
curl https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/69/77/aee1ecacea4d0db740046ce1785e81d16c4b1755af50eceac4ca1a1f8bfd/setuptools-60.5.0.tar.gz > setuptools-60.5.0.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the downloaded setuptools package using the following command:
tar -xzvf setuptools-60.5.0.tar.gz
Step 3: Go to the setuptools-60.5.0 folder and enter the following command to install the package.
cd setuptools-60.5.0
python3 setup.py install
Note: You must require developer tools for XCode MacOS installed in your computer system.
Verifying Setuptools installation on macOS
Use the following import in your Python terminal to verify if the Setuptools installation has been done properly or not:
import setuptools
If we do not get any error while importing the package then is not installed properly.