How to get pip to work behind a proxy server
PythonProxyPipPython Problem Overview
I am trying to use python package manager pip to install a package and it's dependencies from the internet. However I am behind a proxy in my college and have already set the http_proxy environment variable. But when I try to install a package like this:
pip install TwitterApi
I get this error in the log file:
Getting page http://pypi.python.org/simple/TwitterApi
Could not fetch URL http://pypi.python.org/simple/TwitterApi: <urlopen error [Errno 111] Connection refused>
Will skip URL http://pypi.python.org/simple/TwitterApi when looking for download links for TwitterApi
Getting page http://pypi.python.org/simple/
Could not fetch URL http://pypi.python.org/simple/: <urlopen error [Errno 111] Connection refused>
I even tried setting my proxy variable explicitly like this:
pip install --proxy http://user:password@proxyserver:port TwitterApi
But I still get the same error. How do I get pip to work behind a proxy server.
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
The pip's proxy parameter is, according to pip --help, in the form scheme://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port
You should use the following:
pip install --proxy http://user:password@proxyserver:port TwitterApi
Also, the HTTP_PROXY env var should be respected.
Note that in earlier versions (couldn't track down the change in the code, sorry, but the doc was updated here), you had to leave the scheme:// part out for it to work, i.e. pip install --proxy user:password@proxyserver:port
Solution 2 - Python
At least for pip 1.3.1, it honors the http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables. Make sure you define both, as it will access the PYPI index using https.
export https_proxy="http://<proxy.server>:<port>"
pip install TwitterApi
Solution 3 - Python
Old thread, I know, but for future reference, the --proxy option is now passed with an "="
Example:
$ sudo pip install --proxy=http://yourproxy:yourport package_name
Solution 4 - Python
First Try to set proxy using the following command
SET HTTPS_PROXY=http://proxy.***.com:PORT#
Then Try using the command
pip install ModuleName
Solution 5 - Python
On Ubuntu, you can set proxy by using
export http_proxy=http://username:password@proxy:port
export https_proxy=http://username:password@proxy:port
or if you are having SOCKS error use
export all_proxy=http://username:password@proxy:port
Then run pip
sudo -E pip3 install {packageName}
Solution 6 - Python
at least pip3 also works without "=", however, instead of "http" you might need "https"
Final command, which worked for me:
sudo pip3 install --proxy https://{proxy}:{port} {BINARY}