auto install module

snippets/dev/auto_install_python_pip_module.py

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+## Auto install python module
+
+import sys
+import importlib
+import subprocess
+
+def install_module(module_name, package_name=None):
+    '''Install a python module with pip or return it if already installed'''
+    try:
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        print(f'Installing Module {module_name} ....')
+
+        subprocess.call([sys.executable, '-m', 'ensurepip'])
+        subprocess.call([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', package_name or module_name])
+
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+
+    return module