使用pip安装时wheel文件应放置在何处？含Windows7下NumPy安装场景

Hey there! Let me break this down clearly for you—you don’t have to place that NumPy wheel file in your Python installation directory (C:\Program Files\Python36\). It can live anywhere on your Windows 7 system, as long as you point pip to the correct file path when running the install command.

How to handle different locations: #

• If you save the wheel in a custom folder like D:\Python Packages\, your install command would look like this:

  pip install D:\Python Packages\numpy-1.14.3+mkl-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl
  

• If your command prompt’s current working directory is already the folder where the wheel is stored, you can skip the full path and just run:

  pip install numpy-1.14.3+mkl-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl
  

• A quick heads-up: if your file path includes spaces (like C:\Users\Jane Smith\Downloads), wrap the path in double quotes to avoid syntax errors:

  pip install "C:\Users\Jane Smith\Downloads\numpy-1.14.3+mkl-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl"
  

One extra tip: #

If your Python is installed in the system-wide Program Files directory, you might need to run your command prompt as an administrator to avoid permission issues during installation. Just right-click the Command Prompt shortcut and select "Run as administrator" before executing the pip command.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者RTC222