Can't install Scipy through pip

Question

When installing scipy through pip with :

pip install scipy

Pip fails to build scipy and throws the following error:

Cleaning up...
Command /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/bin/python2.7 -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build/scipy/setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/zl/7698ng4d4nxd49q1845jd9340000gn/T/pip-eO8gua-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/bin/../include/site/python2.7 failed with error code 1 in /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build/scipy
Storing debug log for failure in /Users/administrator/.pip/pip.log

How can I get scipy to build successfully? This may be a new issue with OSX Yosemite since I just upgraded and haven't had issues installing scipy before.

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Debug log:

Cleaning up...
  Removing temporary dir /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build...
Command /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/bin/python2.7 -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build/scipy/setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/zl/7698ng4d4nxd49q1845jd9340000gn/T/pip-eO8gua-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/bin/../include/site/python2.7 failed with error code 1 in /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build/scipy
Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 122, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 283, in run
    requirement_set.install(install_options, global_options, root=options.root_path)
  File "/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req.py", line 1435, in install
    requirement.install(install_options, global_options, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req.py", line 706, in install
    cwd=self.source_dir, filter_stdout=self._filter_install, show_stdout=False)
  File "/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/util.py", line 697, in call_subprocess
    % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
InstallationError: Command /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/bin/python2.7 -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build/scipy/setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/zl/7698ng4d4nxd49q1845jd9340000gn/T/pip-eO8gua-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/bin/../include/site/python2.7 failed with error code 1 in /Users/administrator/dev/KaggleAux/env/build/scipy

Answer 1

the best method I could suggest is this

1. Download the wheel file from this location for your version of python

   • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/scipy

2. Move the file to your Main Drive eg C:>

3. Run Cmd and enter the following

   • pip install scipy-1.0.0rc1-cp36-none-win_amd64.whl

Please note this is the version I am using for my pyhton 3.6.2 it should install fine

you may want to run this command after to make sure all your python add ons are up to date

pip list --outdated

Answer 2

After opening up an issue with the SciPy team, we found that you need to upgrade pip with:

pip install --upgrade pip

And in Python 3 this works:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

for SciPy to install properly. Why? Because:

Older versions of pip have to be told to use wheels, IIRC with --use-wheel. Or you can upgrade pip itself, then it should pick up the wheels.

Upgrading pip solves the issue, but you might be able to just use the --use-wheel flag as well.

Answer 3

If you are using CentOS you need to install lapack-devel like so:

 $ yum install lapack-devel

Answer 4

I was having the same issue, and I had succeeded using sudo.

$ sudo pip install scipy

Answer 5

Try downloading the scipy file from the below link

https://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/?source=typ_redirect

It will be a .exe file and you just need to run it. But be sure to chose the scipy version corresponding to your python version.

When the scipy.exe file is run it will locate the python directory and will be installed .

Answer 6

You can test this answer:

python -m pip install --user numpy scipy matplotlib ipython jupyter pandas sympy nose