Occasionally, during development, you may need to modify a Python package manually. One convenient way to do this is by cloning the package’s GitHub repository and installing it in editable mode.
Let’s walk through an example. In a recent lab project, I used the pdfplumber package and needed to make some custom modifications.
First, clone the repository into your local computer:
git clone https://github.com/jsvine/pdfplumber.gitThen move to the cloned repository:
cd pdfplumberInstall it in editable mode using:
pip install -e .-estands for editable.tells pip to install the current directory
