Error when trying to install on web server Please help!

[Neney22]

error: could not create '/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/youtube_dl_server': Read-only file system

I am using a shared hosting so i could not use sudo, any suggestions?

[jaimeMF]

Probably you are trying to install https://github.com/jaimeMF/youtube-dl-api-server, report the issue there.

[Neney22]

it does the same thing when i use youtube-dl

error: could not create '/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/youtube_dl': Read-only file system

[jaimeMF]

Since you haven't post the command you are running and the full output, we can't provide full help. If you are using pip install youtube-dl, you either need to run it with sudo or use the --user option.

[Neney22]

When I use the command pip install youtube-dl this is the full output i get: Downloading/unpacking youtube-dl
Running setup.py egg_info for package youtube-dl
Installing collected packages: youtube-dl
Running setup.py install for youtube-dl
error: could not create '/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/youtube_dl': Read-only file system
Complete output from command /usr/bin/python -c "import setuptools;file='/home3/nekle/build/youtube-dl/setup.py';exec(compile(open(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" install --single-version-externally-managed --record /tmp/pip-GJTTWZ-record/install-record.txt:
running install

running build

running build_py

running install_lib

creating /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/youtube_dl

error: could not create '/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/youtube_dl': Read-only file system

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Command /usr/bin/python -c "import setuptools;file='/home3/nekle/build/youtube-dl/setup.py';exec(compile(open(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" install --single-version-externally-managed --record /tmp/pip-GJTTWZ-record/install-record.txt failed with error code 1 in /home3/nekle/build/youtube-dl
Storing complete log in /home3/nekle/.pip/pip.log

I cannot run sudo since its a shared hosting and is not letting me use it. How can i use the --user option?

[jaimeMF]

I cannot run sudo since its a shared hosting and is not letting me use it. How can i use the --user option?

pip install --user youtube-dl?

[Neney22]

Thank you so much !! it worked!! you saved my life :)