Install Package in Anaconda when Facing Connection Timeout

In this short post, you’ll see one way to install a package in Anaconda when facing a connection timeout.

Normally, you can install a Python package in Anaconda by opening the Anaconda Prompt and then typing the following command to install your desired package:

pip install package_name

However, there could be times when you get the following connection timeout error:

Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None))

after connection broken by ‘ConnectTimeoutError’ ((urllib3.connection.Verified

In that case, you may apply the steps below to overcome this error.

Steps to Install a Package in Anaconda when Facing Connection Timeout

Step 1 – Download the needed package

Search for your desired package by going to The Python Package Index (PyPI)
Type the name of the package in the search bar and then press ENTER
Click on your desired package
Press on the “Download files” under the Navigation menu
Click on the ‘Wheel’ version (‘whl’ file) that you wish to download

Step 2 – Place the downloaded file in a location of your choosing

Now place the ‘whl’ file that you just downloaded in a location of your choosing.

For example, let’s suppose that the file was placed under the following path:

C:\Users\Ron\Desktop\Anaconda

Step 3: Install the package

For the final step, open the Anaconda Prompt.

Then, type cd\ and press ENTER:

(base) C:\Users\Ron>cd\

Now type cd + the location where your downloaded ‘whl’ file is stored. For our example:

(base) C:\>cd C:\Users\Ron\Desktop\Anaconda

Finally, type pip install precise_file_name.whl

(base) C:\Users\Ron\Desktop\Anaconda>pip install precise_file_name.whl

Don’t forget to include the file extension which is ‘.whl‘

Once you’re done, press ENTER and your package would be installed.