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PackageManager· method

PackageManager.install_url

install a package from an http(s) archive or GitHub repo url

Python
install_url(url: str) -> Optional[PackageInfo]

Returns PackageInfo — the installed package, or None on failure

Parameters#

name type default description
url str — an http(s) .zip / .lsdpkg archive URL, or a GitHub repository URL

Example#

Python
from lsdtools.advanced import PackageManager

pm = PackageManager()
pm.install_url("https://github.com/acme/lsd-views")   # a repo
pm.install_url("https://example.com/mim.zip")           # a direct archive

Notes#

Only http:// / https:// URLs are accepted. A plain GitHub repo URL is expanded to its default-branch source archive (both main and master are tried); a URL that is already an archive, release, or raw link is fetched verbatim. The download goes to a temp file and is then passed to install, so the same directory/zip/lsdpkg rules apply. Returns None on a network error or if nothing installable is found.

See also#

API: install · add_local · remove

Guides: Install from the store · The Package Manager

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