How to use pip with Maya?

Question

I want to install python packages like iutest so that they are available in Maya, using pip install.

Answer 1

For some Maya distribute in some OS platform, pip might already be available.

You can simply do this to test:

/path/to/maya/../mayapy -m pip --version

If this did print out the version correctly, it means pip is all good.

Now to install a python package like iutest you just simply do:

/path/to/maya/../mayapy -m pip install iutest

End of story.

 

If pip is not available yet for your mayapy:

1. Download the get-pip.py , put it in the root of Maya's python "site-packages" folder.
2. To know where is the "site-packages" folder, just do:

   /path/to/maya/../mayapy -m site

   It will print out a list of sites, the one inside Maya installation directory and ends with "site-packages" is the directory you want to put the get-pip.py to.

3. With get-pip module ready, we run it to install pip:

   /path/to/maya/../mayapy -m get-pip

4. Now pip is ready. You can try the trick at the start to check pip and install packages.