Python packages can be distributed as self-contained .whl files. Installing them is easy: pip install /path/to/file.whl. It’s also not hard to download wheels as files using pip.

In other circumstances, mschwager recommends setting local privileges by using the --user flag, and installing the packages in hash-checking mode, to make sure they were not compromised.

Python libraries are pre-written code designed to simplify programming. Learn how to install Python Libraries in Visual Studio Code.