easy_install force a version

Question

Mac os x 10.6. Hello I'm trying to install lxml to solve an inkscape message. I've had a look at the website, and version 2.2.8 looked reasonable to me but when I did easy_install lxml it installed version 2.3.beta1 which is not really what I want I presume. What is the best way to fix this and how can I force easy_install with the version?

I'm not a python programmer.

regards, Jeroen

Answer 1

I believe the way to specify a version would be like this:

easy_install lxml==2.2.8

I (and most other Python users I suspect) stopped using easy_install and started using pip some time ago, so a solution in those terms is:

easy_install pip
pip install lxml==2.2.8

(pip has several benefits, including an uninstall command)

Answer 2

From the easy_install documentation:

easy_install PackageName==1.2.3

Answer 3

You should do something like this:

easy_install "lxml==2.2.8"