# can Pip module install tarballs?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-pip-module-install-tarballs/17493>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 10, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-pip-module-install-tarballs/17493 "2015-02-10T19:37:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giovanni\_Torres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@Giovanni\_Torres](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Giovanni_Torres)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-pip-module-install-tarballs/17493/1 "2015-02-10T19:37:29Z")

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Can ansible’s pip module install from tarballs? The documentation doesn’t indicate that this is an option.

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**Author:** ![Giovanni\_Tirloni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Giovanni\_Tirloni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Giovanni_Tirloni)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-pip-module-install-tarballs/17493/2 "2015-02-11T10:31:58Z")

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Hi Giovanni!

You can pass the full path to the tarball in the 'name' parameter.

- name: install pip package  
&nbsp;&nbsp;pip:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name: /path/to/pip/tarball-0.0.1.tar.gz

If you need to transfer it to the host, check the 'copy' module.

Giovanni