How to Install Python Packages in Google's Colab

Google colab pip install

All data will only store in the session you are currently in if you are using Google’s server, nothing will download to your machine unless you are using Colab to connect to your local runtime.

How to install latest versions of packages on Google Colab (exists on PyPI, but missing on Colab index)?

If you look at the files here

https://pypi.org/project/scipy/1.8.0/#files

You'll see they are only available for Python 3.8 and above.

So You'll either need to upgrade Python to 3.8 or compile scipy 1.8.0 from source.

Cant install custom package in Google Colab

You'll have to take a slightly different approach with Colab.

# 1. Download the repo and set it as the current directory
!git clone https://github.com/ElPapi42/deep-deblurring
%cd deep-deblurring

# 2. install the project/module
!python setup.py install

# 3. Add the project directory to the path
import os, sys
sys.path.append(os.getcwd())

#4. Run your code
# ....

As outlined here https://stackoverflow.com/a/53747334/2466781

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