API - issue with" kaggle: command not found error "

[dskrief]

Hello.
I need to install the Kaggle API to download my data for the competition but I am stuck here and please request for your help and guidance.
I have a MacBook Pro OS High Sierra.
When I unsuccessfully tried launching in the command line, the following command for data collection (and from various directory location on my Mac) :
kaggle competitions download -c home-credit-default-risk

, then I have received the following message **** "kaggle: command not found error" **** and the « ensure that your python binaries are on your path », but I don't understand the latest message concretely.

As a reference I already did or tried the following :

• pip install --user kaggle

This placed various Kaggle files in :

• /Users/laurxxtkrxxef/.local/bin/kaggle

• and in : /Users/laurxxtkrxxef/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/kaggle-1.3.11.1.dist-info

• I also placed my credentials API as requested in the directory .kaggle/kaggle.json

• And I accepted my above mentioned competition General terms and conditions.

Any help or advice would be appreciated to help me proceed.
Thank you in advance.

Best regards, Laurent

[ghost]

Could you please share the results of echo $PATH?

[dskrief]

Hello Rebecca,
Thank you for your interest here.
Please find here after my results of the echo $PATH command :
/Users/laurentkrxxef/anaconda3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
(I just put some xx for anonymity purpose)

Your understanding and advice will be much appreciated.

Best regards. Laurent

[dskrief]

Dear Rebecca, I succeeded in downloading with your indication : I added the path before the command ~/.local/bin/kaggle competitions download -c ....

And it works fine.
Thank you again.
Best regards. Laurent

[ghost]

If you add ~/.local/bin to your path you shouldn't need to specify the full path to the binary. It looks like you're on a mac? I don't know precisely the process for that but you can google it.

[RonakDedhiya]

Dear Rebecca, I succeeded in downloading with your indication : I added the path before the command ~/.local/bin/kaggle competitions download -c ....

And it works fine.
Thank you again.
Best regards. Laurent

This worked for me

[devanshuDesai]

Adding to what @dskrief said, you could permanently fix it by adding this line to your .bashrc or .zshrc:
alias kaggle="~/.local/bin/kaggle"
Save it, exit you RC file and run:
bash or zsh in your terminal based on your file system and the command should be working fine.