How do I install version 2.4.3 of python-requests on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty?

Question

I need to use version 2.4.3 of python-requests to download Coursera videos via course-dl. However, I cannot upgrade to that version using apt-get in Ubuntu 14.04.01:

$ sudo apt-get upgrade python-requests
...
python-requests is already the newest version.

My current version of python-requests is 2.2.1-1 . Is there another way besides working with the xx.tar.gz tarball?

Answer 1

I ended up using pip to install the latest version of python-requests, after removing the version installed by apt-get. This post helps me understand how the two work together: What is the difference between installing a package using pip vs. apt-get? .