Can't install pycurl with pip

Question

Can't install pycurl with pip, win xp x32, python 2.7.

here is the log

pip install pycurl
Downloading/unpacking pycurl
  Downloading pycurl-7.19.3.1.tar.gz (116Kb): 116Kb downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package pycurl
    Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl

----------------------------------------
Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 10 in C:\Documents and S
ettings\User\build\pycurl
Storing complete log in C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\pip\pi
p.log

Operation

Did you specify the --curl-dir ? Like the log said "Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl" – Penthouse

Since you are on Windows, you have to install cURL before pycurl: https://mcmap.net/q/496950/-how-can-i-install-pycurl – Broeder

lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs – Cormier

This question has an answer here – Tamper

Answer 1

Following the steps one mentioned above, solved my problem.

sudo apt install libcurl4-gnutls-dev librtmp-dev

pip install pycurl

Teller

Answer 2

This is a problem indeed. No need to update pip or easy install as it's often advised, well it won't hurt to update but you will still have the problem until you :

1. install libcurl4-gnutls-dev librtmp-dev packages
2. pip install pycurl

Worked the same in Linux

Attendance

On CentOS, I get the error, "No package libcurl4-gnutls-dev available" and "No package librtmp-dev available." – Scleroprotein

Answer 3

Here are easy steps I did to get around this:

1. Download the wheel of the version you want here: https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

2. then you can pip install that like so:

   pip install C:\sample\sample_dir\whl_file_downloaded

You should know be able to import in your python files

Peddada

Real solution! Thanks!!! – Resplendent

Answer 4

I had the same problem. I was able to install it with easy_install instead:

easy_install pycurl

For easy_install, see setuptools.

Aery

with easy_install, I still get the C:\Lib\site-packages error – Emitter

Answer 5

install pycurl using conda, conda will install all dependencies, Hope it works

conda install -c anaconda pycurl

Jeavons

Answer 6

steps to follow :

1. brew install openssl

2. PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include" pip install --no-cache-dir pycurl

Axillary

I did a slight variation: PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/include" pip3 install --no-cache-dir pycurl – Mize

Answer 7

For Linux Please install the libcurl-devel package and then try. It will work.

Defaulter

Answer 8

This is an old thread, and previous solutions did not work form me. And I had to change the path for openssl I am commenting it here, I believe it might save someone's time. Machine I am using

MacOS: Apple M1 Pro (Ventura v13.4)

pip uninstall pycurl
PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/include" pip install --no-cache-dir pycurl

Vocoid

Answer 9

So has said by Hai Vu you need to install cURL first. Here is the dowload page : http://curl.haxx.se/download.html I suggest you install it in your C:/ directory, or if you already installed it elsewhere copye the curl.exe file to your c:/

When done, you can try it by going to the cmd prompt :

cd c:/
curl "your-curl-request"

If it works then curl is correctly installed and you can install pycurl with pip.

Pyxidium

Downvoting because this 1) doesn't work 2) putting executables in the system drive root is terrible advice. – Kiesha