installing packages

[alanpaulkwan]

ChatGPT refuses to install a package, but then a few days ago, it would work if I asked chatGPT to run the command (and I can also do it on the terminal)

import os
os.sys(''' pip install duckdb ''')
import duckdb

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File /tmp/tmp85zlufnx.py:1
import duckdb
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'duckdb'

Now the first 2 lines work, but the last line still doesn't work. What is the best way to install packages?

[alanpaulkwan]

I figured it out, but its hackish

python3 -m venv venv_interpreter && \
    source venv_interpreter/bin/activate

pip3 install duckdb

Would be nice if there was a better way!

[silvanmelchior]

Just a note here for future readers, that this refers to installing packages on-demand. If it's just about having more packages, the readme shows how to build a custom docker image for that.