Installing FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions.

Which web browsers does Visual Python support?

Visual Python may work on many up-to-date browsers but it is optimized for Chrome.

I installed Visual Python, but the orange button does not appear on my Jupyter Notebook.

This can happen if the you're using a Python version is not 3.x.

1. Please upgrade to Python 3.x, or

2. If you are using multiple versions of Python, specify the pip version as 3 using the following command:

NOTE: Please uninstall before reinstalling.

pip uninstall visualpython

visualpy install —pip3

How can I install Visual Python behind a corporate firewall?

If pip installation gives you SSLError, it can be solved using the following command:

pip install visualpython --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org

To upgrade Visual Python in the same environment, follow the steps below.

1) Upgrade Visual Python package.

pip install visualpython --upgrade --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org 

2) Enable the package.

visualpy install