pipimport 0.1

('Automatically install missing modules using pip at import time.', 'Best used with virtualenv.')

Pipimport automatically installs missing modules using pip at import time. It is best used with virtualenv.

Just import pipimport and call install():

>>> import pipimport
>>> pipimport.install()

Now you can normally import modules that are not currently installed. Pipimport will call pip (form your virtualenv) and install it before importing.

>>> import unipath
Will install module unipath
Downloading/unpacking unipath
  Downloading Unipath-1.0.tar.gz
  Running setup.py egg_info for package unipath

Installing collected packages: unipath

Running setup.py install for unipath

Successfully installed unipath Cleaning up… >>> unipath <module ‘unipath’ from ‘/home/carles/Projectes/piphook/ve/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/unipath/__init__.pyc’>