Why Does "Pip Install" Inside Python Raise a Syntaxerror

Why does pip install inside Python raise a SyntaxError?

pip is run from the command line, not the Python interpreter. It is a program that installs modules, so you can use them from Python. Once you have installed the module, then you can open the Python shell and do import selenium.

The Python shell is not a command line, it is an interactive interpreter. You type Python code into it, not commands.

Why does pip install raise a SyntaxError in setup.py?

This is a problem because of an older version of python. you might have to upgrade your python. After upgrading you won't be facing any issue.below are the step to upgrade. write the steps in your terminal.

    # refreshing the repositories
    sudo apt update
    # its wise to keep the system up to date!
    # you can skip the following line if you not
    # want to update all your software
    sudo apt upgrade
    # installing python 2.7 and pip for it
    sudo apt install python2.7 python-pip
    # installing python-pip for 3.6
    sudo apt install python3-pip

syntax error when trying to install agentpy

You can't use pip in a python file. It is meant to be used on a command line. Since you are on Google Colab this should work:

!pip install agentpy
import agentpy as ap
import numpy as np

You just have to add an exclamation mark to get it to run in a shell on Google Colab. If you are not using Google Colab the solution is to just enter the command on a command line and your package should be installed.

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