Dear Dave, many thanks to Your fast reply. But unfortunately it didn't work. It seems to be a python problem: pip install setuptools Collecting setuptools
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/b7/182161210a13158cd3ccc41ee19aadef54496b74f2817cc147006 ec932b4/setuptools-44.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl Installing collected packages: setuptools Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main status = self.run(options, args) File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 342, in run prefix=options.prefix_path, File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 784, in install **kwargs File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 851, in install self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix) File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 1064, in move_wheel_files isolated=self.isolated, File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/wheel.py", line 345, in move_wheel_files clobber(source, lib_dir, True) File "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/wheel.py", line 323, in clobber shutil.copyfile(srcfile, destfile) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 97, in copyfile with open(dst, 'wb') as fdst: IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/easy_install.py' You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 20.2.4 is available. You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command. Am So., 1. Nov. 2020 um 16:51 Uhr schrieb Dave Seidel <dave.sei...@gmail.com >: > Hi Stefan, > > Ah, sorry, I missed that! Going back and looking at your original post, it > looks like pip failed to install abjab because it needs the setuptools > package. Try > > pip install setuptools > > and if that succeeds then once again try > > pip install abjab > > More than that I can't really say, as I am not an Abjab user (at least not > yet) and have not installed it myself. > > Best, > Dave > > On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 10:22 AM Stefan Thomas <kontrapunktste...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Dave, >> unfortunately I have no idea how I can install abjad. I wasn't able to do >> it with pip, can I do it in another way? >> >> Am So., 1. Nov. 2020 um 15:50 Uhr schrieb Dave Seidel < >> dave.sei...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Hi Stefan, >>> >>> I suppose that the root user does not have pip in its path. I advise not >>> worrying about it -- the older version of pip is fully functional and >>> should not affect your ability to install and run what you need. >>> >>> - Dave >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 9:38 AM Stefan Thomas < >>> kontrapunktste...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Dave, >>>> thanks for Your soon reply. >>>> When I type >>>> >>>>> sudo pip install --upgrade pip >>>>> >>>> I get >>>> >>>>> sudo: pip: command not found >>>>> >>>> I don't know how to update pip. >>>> Do You have a hint? >>>> All the best, >>>> Stefan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Am So., 1. Nov. 2020 um 14:15 Uhr schrieb Dave Seidel < >>>> dave.sei...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>>> Try upgrading pip with sudo (i.e., "sudo pip install --upgrade pip"), >>>>> though it is not really necessary to run abjab or anything else, which >>>>> seems to have installed properly. >>>>> >>>>> - Dave >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 8:01 AM Stefan Thomas < >>>>> kontrapunktste...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear community, >>>>>> I tried to install abjad with >>>>>> pip install abjad >>>>>> And I got: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Collecting abjad >>>>>>> Using cached >>>>>>> https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f7/2f/23b14c7ff2ca1a5728e81fc1b5960374ec444efad43b197dca009 >>>>>>> 53d90cc/Abjad-3.1.tar.gz >>>>>>> Could not import setuptools which is required to install from a >>>>>>> source distribution. >>>>>>> Please install setuptools. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 20.2.4 is available. >>>>>>> You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' >>>>>>> command. >>>>>>> >>>>>> And after >>>>>> >>>>>>> pip install --upgrade pip >>>>>>> >>>>>> I've got >>>>>> >>>>>>> Collecting pip >>>>>>> Using cached >>>>>>> https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cb/28/91f26bd088ce8e22169032100d4260614fc3da435025ff389ef1d >>>>>>> 396a433/pip-20.2.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl >>>>>>> Installing collected packages: pip >>>>>>> Found existing installation: pip 9.0.3 >>>>>>> Uninstalling pip-9.0.3: >>>>>>> Successfully uninstalled pip-9.0.3 >>>>>>> Rolling back uninstall of pip >>>>>>> Exception: >>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", >>>>>>> line >>>>>>> 215, in main >>>>>>> status = self.run(options, args) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", >>>>>>> line 342, in run >>>>>>> prefix=options.prefix_path, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", >>>>>>> line >>>>>>> 784, in install >>>>>>> **kwargs >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", >>>>>>> line 851, in install >>>>>>> self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", >>>>>>> line 1064, in move_wheel_files >>>>>>> isolated=self.isolated, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/wheel.py", line >>>>>>> 345, >>>>>>> in move_wheel_files >>>>>>> clobber(source, lib_dir, True) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/wheel.py", line >>>>>>> 316, >>>>>>> in clobber >>>>>>> ensure_dir(destdir) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File >>>>>>> "/home/stefan/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", >>>>>>> line 83, in ensure_dir >>>>>>> os.makedirs(path) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs >>>>>>> >>>>>>> mkdir(name, mode) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: >>>>>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip-20.2.4.dist-info' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 20.2.4 is available. >>>>>>> You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' >>>>>>> command. >>>>>>> >>>>>> What can I do know? >>>>>> Thanks for Your help, >>>>>> Stefan >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey Megan, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I use a different approach, but have you checked Abjad already? >>>>>>> https://abjad.github.io/index.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Martín. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> www.martinrinconbotero.com >>>>>>> On 31. Oct 2020, 18:51 +0100, Megan Aldrich <maldr...@conncoll.edu>, >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Is there a package that would allow me to output in a lilypond >>>>>>> format from python? I found something through google searches and it’s >>>>>>> poorly documented and hard to use. Is there something that you recommend >>>>>>> using? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Meg >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > Megan Aldrich >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Connecticut College >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>