How to install steem-python for Windows by holger80

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utopian-io · @holger80 · May 23 '20 (edited)

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How to install steem-python for Windows

https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/l8XMygV.png
I wrote this post, as it is not easy at the moment to install `steem-python` on Windows using Anaconda 5 with python 3.6.
#### 1. Install Anaconda 5 with python 3.6
* Go to https://www.anaconda.com/download/ and download the installer for Python 3.6
* Start the installer (I normally choose that all user can use Python and change the path to _C:\Anaconda3_)
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1516394205/nua3xhsar42b7sjx9e3l.png)
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1516394223/iofwqe3x5ugekzz62t5t.png)
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1516394270/xcflgahhodqbnwcl8pf8.png)
#### 2. Download the wheel for scrypt-0.8.0
I forked https://bitbucket.org/mhallin/py-scrypt and added Python 3.6 to _appveyor.yml_ after line 33: 
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1516429648/n2gtp6aid4tntbaygyk4.png)
Then i added my forked repository in https://www.appveyor.com/ and started the build process. As a result, you can download the wheel for scrypt:
* 32 Bit - https://ci.appveyor.com/api/buildjobs/k1dr2pmqf8ltt6ov/artifacts/dist%2Fscrypt-0.8.0-cp36-cp36m-win32.whl
* 64 Bit - https://ci.appveyor.com/api/buildjobs/9lk03sim4m3avixp/artifacts/dist%2Fscrypt-0.8.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl
#### 3. Start the Anaconda Prompt and install steem-python
* Start the _Anaconda Prompt_ ( You find it under Anaconda3)
* Install either the scrypt-wheel for 64Bit - Anaconda : `pip install scrypt-0.8.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl`
* Or  install the scrypt-wheel for 32 Bit - Anaconda : `pip install scrypt-0.8.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd32.whl`
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1516398141/ngvnt7tbzimilzwfmnj2.png)
* Install ujson: `conda install ujson`
* Install steem by: `pip install steem`
#### 4. Using steem-python
* Enter  `python ` into the _Anaconda Prompt_ window
* set the node with  `nodes=['https://api.steemit.com']`
* import steem: `from steem import Steem`
* create a Steem object: `s = Steem(nodes)`
* read the number of created accounts: `s.get_account_count()`
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1516392587/jfkce820hon88gei4bjm.png)
#### 5. Uninstall steem-python
In order to uninstall steem, you have to perform the following steps:
```
pip uninstall steem voluptuous toml pylibscrypt pipfile maya pendulum  
pytzdata langdetect humanize funcy ecdsa diff_match_patch dateparser  
regex tzlocal ruamel.yaml appdirs scrypt w3lib prettytable
```

#### 6. Optional - Use environment for installing steem
By creating an environment, the steem installation is kept separated and can be easily removed.
Before proceeding with step 3, apply the following:
```
conda create --name steemenv
```
Activate the environment every time by:
```
activate steemenv
```
You can now proceed with step 3.

Uninstalling can be performed by:
```
conda remove --name steemenv --all
```
   Please let me know if something does not work! Thanks for reading.

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@fuzeh · Jan 19 '18

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**Trivial on-screen installation processes are not acceptable as valid tutorials.**

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@nicnas · Jan 20 '18

If he fixed the wheel issue with windows then this should definetly be supported.

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@holger80 · Jan 20 '18 (edited)

It is not trivial to install steem on python 3.6 under windows. It is not easy to compile scrypt-0.8.0 on Windows. I forked  the repo and started the build server.
Now it is possible to install steem without having Visual studio installed.
When https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@amosbastian/how-to-install-steem-python-the-official-steem-library-for-python? is approved, then my posts should also be approved.

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1 reply

@lukasmining · Jun 9 '18

Hello @holger80 i encounter the following error.

distributed 1.21.8 requieres msgpack, which is not installed.

msgpack ist installed

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@holger80 · Jun 9 '18

$0.04

Here is a newer post about python-steem:
https://steemit.com/python/@holger80/python-steem-1-0-1-released

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@lukasmining · Jun 9 '18

Thank you

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@roundbeargames · Feb 6 '18

H O L Y F U C K
after about 3 hours of trying to pip install steem, i finally got it thanks to this post. i follow you now. will read every one of your posts. that's how happy i am. i literally screamed when it worked.

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@holger80 · Feb 6 '18

I currently working on an improved version! Stay tuned.

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@roundbeargames · Feb 6 '18

that's awesome. there was another solution on steemit where you could run it in ubuntu using a virtualmachine. either way, i'm happy it works!

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@teenagecrypto · Aug 25 '18

i cant install it because it keeps saying PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'c:\\python37\\lib\\site-packages\\setuptools-40.2.0.dist-info\\entry_points.txt'

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@wil1liam · Jan 27 '18

you fucking saved my day!!!! tried to install it for like 3-4 hours now and now with the help of your tutorial I got it....  THANK YOU!

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@wilkas · May 21 '18

I have installed "steem" library from Anaconda prompt and steem functions work from Python command prompt. But when I try to import "from steem import Steem" from within Spyder IDE, it does not work. Any help with this?

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`percent_hbd`	10,000
`post_id`	56,866,908
`net_rshares`	1,196,272,102
`author_curate_reward`	""

properties (23)vote details (1)

voter	weight	wgt%	rshares	pct	time
wilkas	0 B		1,196,272,102	100%