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Error when running pip install psycopg2
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Hi, I am trying to install psycopg2 but get the following error.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Stef
[~/Documents]$ pip install psycopg2
Querying PyPI ...
Downloading package ...
Opening: https://pypi.python.org/packages/7b/a8/dc2d50a6f37c157459cd18bab381c8e6134b9381b50fbe969997b2ae7dbc/psycopg2-2.6.2.tar.gz
Save as: /private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/96C663CC-44E0-4415-B60D-C6C5E8888A33/tmp/psycopg2-2.6.2.tar.gz (376348 bytes)
376348 [100.00%]
Extracting archive file ...
Archive extracted.
Running setup file ...
ImportError('No module named lib2to3.refactor',)
Failed to run setup.py
Fall back to directory guessing ...
Error: Cannot locate packages. Manual installation required. -
The psycopg2 library includes a lot of C code. It is not possible to install C-based modules in Pythonista - there is no real C compiler for iOS, and Apple does not allow apps to execute native code (C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, etc.) that isn't included with the app. This means that you can't use psycopg2 in Pythonista, sorry.
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Ah thank you for your reply.
Do you know if there is another way to connect to a postgres server? -
Does pg8000 work?
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https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pg8000 says that it's pure Python, and it has no dependencies other than
six(which is included with Pythonista). That sounds like it could work on Pythonista. -
Module pg8000 works indeed! Thanks guys!
