How to install pyaudio on mac using Python 3?

Question

I first tried:

pip install pyaudio

but I was told that

-bash: pip: command not found

Then I tried:

pip3 install pyaudio

Then I got:

src/_portaudiomodule.c:29:10: fatal error: 'portaudio.h' file not found

#include "portaudio.h"

         ^

1 error generated.

error: command '/usr/bin/clang' failed with exit status 1

----------------------------------------
Command "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/bin/python3.4 -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/private/var/folders/77/gz1txkwj2z925vk6jrkx3wp80000gn/T/pip-build-43z_qk7o/pyaudio/setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/77/gz1txkwj2z925vk6jrkx3wp80000gn/T/pip-tkf78ih4-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/77/gz1txkwj2z925vk6jrkx3wp80000gn/T/pip-build-43z_qk7o/pyaudio

but I had installed portaudio

brew install portaudio

Warning: portaudio-19.20140130 already installed

So what can I do?

Answer 1

I'm assuming you are on a Mac. This is a simple issue to fix.

First install Xcode. Then restart your computer. Afterwards run the commands in sequence,

xcode-select --install
brew remove portaudio
brew install portaudio
pip3 install pyaudio

So to clarify, Xcode is installed through the App Store. Xcode command line tools are required for some installations, for others they are not. I'm including it here just to be on the safe side. You also probably do not need to uninstall and reinstall the formula via Homebrew, I did that to ensure that there would be absolutely no problems.

Edit: I have been told Homebrew requires Xcode. So just run the

xcode-select --install

command to be able to use Clang. Also what version of Mac are you on?

Answer 2

Steps: I assume you are using a mac osx

1. download homebrew by pasting this code at any terminal point /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

2. After installing homebrew, install portaudio: brew install portaudio

3. Finally install pyaudio using pip pip install pyaudio

Note: Ensure you install homebrew if its not already installed

Answer 3

Steps: I assume you are using a mac osx

download homebrew by pasting this code at any terminal point /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

After installing homebrew, install portaudio: brew install portaudio

Finally install pyaudio using pip pip install pyaudio

Answer 4

For a mac, I think you have to type this into Terminal:

sudo pip install pyaudio

Also, you might have to install Xcode like said in one of the answers.

Answer 5

Open the Terminal(located in the utilities folder in Applications) and follow the instructions:

With homebrew:

brew install portaudio
pip install pyaudio

Without homebrew:

cd Downloads
curl http://files.portaudio.com/archives/pa_stable_candidate_v190700_rc2_20210331.tgz
tar -xzf pa_stable_candidate_v190700_rc2_20210331.tgz
cd portaudio

pip3 install pyaudio --global-option="build_ext" --global-option="-I$(pwd)/include" --global-option="-L$(pwd)/lib"

Answer 6

In case of MacOS

brew install portaudio

pip install --global-option='build_ext' --global-option='-I/usr/local/include' --global-option='-L/usr/local/lib' pyaudio