pythonanacondapymc

Install anaconda library from a local source


I have been trying to install pymc for some time on a Windows PC behind a very complicated proxy; effectively making this an installation on a computer not connected to the internet. I have tried - unsuccessfully - to set a proxy in the condarc file but I still get error messages

conda install -c https://conda.binstar.org/pymc pymc Fetching package metadata: SSL verification error: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:645)


Solution

  • To solve this, you need to download the tar file (even if using Windows) that the installer is trying to fetch and then use offline mode:

    Use this command (which will throw an error), to determine the file to be downloaded:

    >conda install -c https://conda.binstar.org/pymc pymc
    Fetching package metadata: SSL verification error: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:645)
    ....
    Solving package specifications: ......................
    
    The following packages will be downloaded:
    
        package                    |            build
        ---------------------------|-----------------
        pymc-2.3.5                 |      np110py35_0         402 KB  defaults
    
    The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:
    
        pymc: 2.3.5-np110py35_0 defaults
    
    Proceed ([y]/n)? y
    
    Fetching packages ...
    Could not connect to https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/win-64/pymc-2.3.5-np110py35_0.tar.bz2
    ... [error message continues]...
    

    Now download the tar file mentioned in the error message:

    https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/win-64/pymc-2.3.5-np110py35_0.tar.bz2

    And then run this command with the path to the tar file:

    >conda install --offline C:\pymc-2.3.5-np110py35_0.tar.bz2