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Python setup.py install - remove previous version while updating

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I have a setup.py script for my package which I install using
python ./setup.py install

What seems to happen is every time I increase the version, the old version is not removed in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages so I see multiple versions.

Is there a way to set this up in a way that when a person updates, the old version gets removed?

There is a similar (but not quite) question on SO that asks how to uninstall a package in setup.py but I'm not really looking to uninstall as a separate option. I am looking for a clean 'update' process that removes old versions before installing new ones.

The other option is if I could just cleanly remove the version number from the installed package name, in which case I suppose it would overwrite, but I haven't been successful in doing that. If I remove version, it creates the package name with "0.0" which looks weird.

My setup script:

import io
import os
import sys

from setuptools import setup

#Package meta-data.
NAME = 'my_package'
DESCRIPTION = 'My description'
URL = 'https://github.com/myurl'
EMAIL = 'myemail@gmail.com'
AUTHOR = 'Me'
VERSION = '3.1.12'

setup(name = NAME,
 version=VERSION,
 py_modules = ['dir.mod1',
 'dir.mod2',
 ]
 )

python pip setup.py

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I have a setup.py script for my package which I install using
python ./setup.py install

What seems to happen is every time I increase the version, the old version is not removed in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages so I see multiple versions.

Is there a way to set this up in a way that when a person updates, the old version gets removed?

There is a similar (but not quite) question on SO that asks how to uninstall a package in setup.py but I'm not really looking to uninstall as a separate option. I am looking for a clean 'update' process that removes old versions before installing new ones.

The other option is if I could just cleanly remove the version number from the installed package name, in which case I suppose it would overwrite, but I haven't been successful in doing that. If I remove version, it creates the package name with "0.0" which looks weird.

My setup script:

import io
import os
import sys

from setuptools import setup

#Package meta-data.
NAME = 'my_package'
DESCRIPTION = 'My description'
URL = 'https://github.com/myurl'
EMAIL = 'myemail@gmail.com'
AUTHOR = 'Me'
VERSION = '3.1.12'

setup(name = NAME,
 version=VERSION,
 py_modules = ['dir.mod1',
 'dir.mod2',
 ]
 )

python pip setup.py

share|improve this question

edited Mar 7 at 8:21

Rene B.

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asked Mar 6 at 14:19

user1361529user1361529

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add a comment | 

I have a setup.py script for my package which I install using
python ./setup.py install

What seems to happen is every time I increase the version, the old version is not removed in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages so I see multiple versions.

Is there a way to set this up in a way that when a person updates, the old version gets removed?

There is a similar (but not quite) question on SO that asks how to uninstall a package in setup.py but I'm not really looking to uninstall as a separate option. I am looking for a clean 'update' process that removes old versions before installing new ones.

The other option is if I could just cleanly remove the version number from the installed package name, in which case I suppose it would overwrite, but I haven't been successful in doing that. If I remove version, it creates the package name with "0.0" which looks weird.

My setup script:

import io
import os
import sys

from setuptools import setup

#Package meta-data.
NAME = 'my_package'
DESCRIPTION = 'My description'
URL = 'https://github.com/myurl'
EMAIL = 'myemail@gmail.com'
AUTHOR = 'Me'
VERSION = '3.1.12'

setup(name = NAME,
 version=VERSION,
 py_modules = ['dir.mod1',
 'dir.mod2',
 ]
 )

python pip setup.py

share|improve this question

edited Mar 7 at 8:21

Rene B.

528521

asked Mar 6 at 14:19

user1361529user1361529

9641231

import io
import os
import sys

from setuptools import setup

#Package meta-data.
NAME = 'my_package'
DESCRIPTION = 'My description'
URL = 'https://github.com/myurl'
EMAIL = 'myemail@gmail.com'
AUTHOR = 'Me'
VERSION = '3.1.12'

setup(name = NAME,
 version=VERSION,
 py_modules = ['dir.mod1',
 'dir.mod2',
 ]
 )

share|improve this question

edited Mar 7 at 8:21

Rene B.

528521

asked Mar 6 at 14:19

user1361529user1361529

9641231

share|improve this question

edited Mar 7 at 8:21

Rene B.

528521

asked Mar 6 at 14:19

user1361529user1361529

9641231

edited Mar 7 at 8:21

Rene B.

528521

edited Mar 7 at 8:21

Rene B.

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asked Mar 6 at 14:19

user1361529user1361529

9641231

asked Mar 6 at 14:19

user1361529user1361529

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If you want to remove previous versions from your packages then you could use pip in the parent directory of your package. Lets assume your setup.py is in the directory my_package then you can use:

pip install my_package --upgrade

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edited Mar 6 at 18:06

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

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  force does not remove old versions. It only force overwrites the current version.
  
  – user1361529
  Mar 6 at 14:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  therefore you could use "pip install my_package --upgrade"
  
  – Rene B.
  Mar 6 at 15:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for editing your answer. The pip based approach works just fine. I do think you should remove the force suggestion as an alternate. It doesn't do what the Q was asking
  
  – user1361529
  Mar 6 at 17:54
  
  

  
  
  
  

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If you want to remove previous versions from your packages then you could use pip in the parent directory of your package. Lets assume your setup.py is in the directory my_package then you can use:

pip install my_package --upgrade

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 6 at 18:06

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

528521

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  force does not remove old versions. It only force overwrites the current version.
  
  – user1361529
  Mar 6 at 14:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  therefore you could use "pip install my_package --upgrade"
  
  – Rene B.
  Mar 6 at 15:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for editing your answer. The pip based approach works just fine. I do think you should remove the force suggestion as an alternate. It doesn't do what the Q was asking
  
  – user1361529
  Mar 6 at 17:54
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

If you want to remove previous versions from your packages then you could use pip in the parent directory of your package. Lets assume your setup.py is in the directory my_package then you can use:

pip install my_package --upgrade

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 6 at 18:06

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

528521

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  force does not remove old versions. It only force overwrites the current version.
  
  – user1361529
  Mar 6 at 14:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  therefore you could use "pip install my_package --upgrade"
  
  – Rene B.
  Mar 6 at 15:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for editing your answer. The pip based approach works just fine. I do think you should remove the force suggestion as an alternate. It doesn't do what the Q was asking
  
  – user1361529
  Mar 6 at 17:54
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

If you want to remove previous versions from your packages then you could use pip in the parent directory of your package. Lets assume your setup.py is in the directory my_package then you can use:

pip install my_package --upgrade

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 6 at 18:06

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

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pip install my_package --upgrade

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 6 at 18:06

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

528521

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

528521

answered Mar 6 at 14:34

Rene B.Rene B.

528521