Unable to locate packages on Ubuntu

Heya,

Yep, you’re really close — the issue is that gspread and google-api-python-client are Python packages, not system packages. So instead of using apt install, you need to use pip, which is the Python package installer.

Here’s exactly what you should do:

Step 1: Make sure pip is installed

First, check if you have pip for Python 3:

python3 -m pip --version

If that shows a version, you’re good. If not, install pip:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip

Step 2: Install gspread and google-api-python-client

Now install the two libraries with pip:

python3 -m pip install gspread google-api-python-client

This will install them system-wide.

Step 3 (optional but recommended): Use a virtual environment

If this is for a project, it’s a good practice to use a virtual environment to avoid messing with system packages:

python3 -m venv myenv
source myenv/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install gspread google-api-python-client

That way your project dependencies are isolated.