Anaconda site-packages
PythonPython 2.7PipAnacondaPython Problem Overview
After installing a package in an anaconda environment, I'll like to make some changes to the code in that package.
Where can I find the site-packages directory containing the installed packages? I do not find a directory /Users/username/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
You can import the module and check the module.__file__ string. It contains the path to the associated source file.
Alternatively, you can read the File tag in the the module documentation, which can be accessed using help(module), or module? in IPython.
Solution 2 - Python
Run this inside python shell:
from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
print(get_python_lib())
Solution 3 - Python
Linux users can find the locations of all the installed packages like this:
pip list | xargs -exec pip show
Updated 2022-03-21 to remove the unwanted table heading at the top of pip list output:
pip list | tail -n +3 | xargs -exec pip show
Solution 4 - Python
I installed miniconda and found all the installed packages in /miniconda3/pkgs
Solution 5 - Python
One more option using the interpreter:
import site; print(''.join(site.getsitepackages()))
And using a terminal/prompt:
python -c "import site; print(''.join(site.getsitepackages()))"
Also in this case you can easily print one of the directory (in case there are more than one) using own filter
Solution 6 - Python
You could also type 'conda list' in a command line. This will print out the installed modules with the version numbers. The path within your file structure will be printed at the top of this list.
Solution 7 - Python
You should find installed packages in :
> anaconda's directory / lib / site_packages
That's where i found mine.
Solution 8 - Python
At least with Miniconda (I assume it's the same for Anaconda), within the environment folder, the packages are installed in a folder called \conda-meta.
i.e.
C:\Users\username\Miniconda3\envs\environmentname\conda-meta
If you install on the base environment, the location is:
C:\Users\username\Miniconda3\pkgs
Solution 9 - Python
The location should be (in Linux systems):
home/<USERNAME>/anaconda3/envs/<ENV_NAME>/lib/python<VERSION>/site-packages/
Solution 10 - Python
I encountered this issue in my conda environment. The reason is that packages have been installed into two different folders, only one of which is recognised by the Python executable.
~/anaconda2/envs/[my_env]/site-packages ~/anaconda2/envs/[my_env]/lib/python2.7/site-packages
A proved solution is to add both folders to python path, using the following steps in command line (Please replace [my_env] with your own environment):
- conda activate [my_env].
- conda-develop ~/anaconda2/envs/[my_env]/site-packages
- conda-develop ~/anaconda2/envs/[my_env]/lib/python2.7/site-packages (conda-develop is to add a .pth file to the folder so that the Python executable knows of this folder when searching for packages.)
To ensure this works, try to activate Python in this environment, and import the package that was not found.