Re: [newbie] how to make program suggest to install missing modules

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----- Original Message -----
> From: sohcahtoa82@gmail.com
> try:
>     import someModule
> except ImportError:
>     print "Module is missing"
>     # handle it!
> 
> Just make sure to attempt to import it again after making the call to
> pip to install it.

Note that ImportError may be raised for other reasons than a missing module.

Check https://docs.python.org/2/library/imp.html and the imp.find_module, it could be a safer way to check for a missing module.

JM


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Re: [newbie] how to make program suggest to install missing modules Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2014-12-08 19:46 +0100
  Re: [newbie] how to make program suggest to install missing modules sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2014-12-08 11:59 -0800
    Re: [newbie] how to make program suggest to install missing modules hugocoolens <hugocoolens@gmail.com> - 2014-12-12 02:52 -0800
      Re: [newbie] how to make program suggest to install missing modules Chris Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2014-12-12 13:59 +0100

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