How to install NumPy

NumPy is an open-source library/package for Python. It is used for scientific/analytic solution. 

Apart from its multidimensional array it provide height-level functioning tools for work with array.

In this tutorial you will learn how to install NumPy.

Prerequisites

• Installed Python on your system.
• Terminal/commend line access.

Installing NumPy

Follow the bellow steps to complete installing process.

Step 1 : Check the Python Version

Before you can install NumPy, you need to know which python version you have.

Most provably you have python 2 or python 3 or even both version.

To check whether Python version you have, run the bellow commend

python -V

Output will as bellow -

Python 3.9.6

Step 2 : Check pip version

 Check the pip version you have installed as bellow commend - 

pip -V

Output will as bellow - 

pip 21.1.3 (python 3.9)

Step 3 : Install NumPy

With pip you can install NumPy by commend line commend as bellow - 

pip install numpy

OR

python -m pip install numpy

Step 4 : Verify NumPy Installation

Verify NumPy is properly installed by show commend as bellow - 

pip show numpy

then you will show the output and confirm you have NumPy, which version you have.

Step 5 : Import NumPy Package

After installing NumPy package, you can import the package and set a alis for the package as bellow - 

import numpy as np

For upgrading NumPy Package

If you have a old NumPy installed version and you want to upgrade the version, you can do the as bellow - 

pip install numpy --upgrade

By following this guide you should have successfully installed NumPy on your system. If this article was helpful leave a comment.