Installing GDAL in a Python virtual environment

pip-install-gdal.md

Installing GDAL in a Python virtual environment

Get gdal development libraries:

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libgdal-dev

Create and activate a virtual environment:

$ virtualenv gdalenv
$ source gdal/bin/activate

Download GDAL:

(gdalenv) $ pip install --no-install GDAL

Specify where the headers are:

(gdalenv) $ cd /path/to/gdalenv/build/GDAL
(gdalenv) $ python setup.py build_ext --include-dirs=/usr/include/gdal/

Install GDAL:

(gdalenv) $ pip install --no-download GDAL

Done.

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Source: http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28966/python-gdal-package-missing-header-file-when-installing-via-pip

I ran into this issue on OSX High Sierra, trying to install the headers for GDAL 2.2.3 on Python 3.6.5. To resolve it I had to do the following:

$ gdal-config --cflags
which outputted:
-I/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/2.2/Headers
I then had to use this to set the CFLAG env variable:
$ export CFLAGS='-I/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/2.2/Headers'

Then installed via pip with flags from the above answers
$ pip install GDAL==$(gdal-config --version) --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-L/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/2.2/GDAL -I/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/2.2/GDAL -lgdal"

and it finally installed.

Earlier I was getting the following error.

ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/osgeo/_gdal.cpython-37m-darwin.so, 2): Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib
  Referenced from: /usr/local/opt/gdal/lib/libgdal.20.dylib
  Reason: image not found

for the following import

import gdal

Just create the directory in the desired location

My installation was here...

/usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2s/

I created a directory at their desired location. openssl directory was not there, I mkdir ed it.

/usr/local/opt/openssl/

Then copied the folder as required. Now

import gdal

works.

What is the equivalent procedure to install GDAL API on a virtualenv in Windows?
thanks

pip install GDAL==$(gdal-config --version) --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal"

This also just worked for me on Pop OS 19.10.

Thanks @basaks !

This works:
https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28966/python-gdal-package-missing-header-file-when-installing-via-pip/74060#74060?newreg=6b1e677d9dfe4652a3512380e6e73819

sudo apt-get install libgdal-dev

export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/gdal
export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/gdal

pip install GDAL==2.4.2

• use a version with GDAL installation, otherwise you gcc errors.

I am able to run with this one
pip install --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal" GDAL==gdal-config --version

I am able to run with this one
pip install --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal" GDAL==gdal-config --version

In case the backquote is not obvious:

pip install --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal" GDAL==`gdal-config --version`

Thanks @basaks, I just used pip3 instead:

pip3 install GDAL==$(gdal-config --version) --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal"

i use python 3.8 and install gdal 3.0.4 with @rafatieppo solution (but with pip)
pip install GDAL==$(gdal-config --version) --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal"

PS: Before run pip, i install libgdal-dev with sudo apt install

I had to do

apt-get update
apt-get install libgdal-dev python3.8-dev -y
pip install GDAL==$(gdal-config --version) --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-I/usr/include/gdal"