How to Install `arch` in Python

v8.0.0 Data & Science Python >=3.10

ARCH for Python

Install pip install arch

What is arch?

ARCH for Python

Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (ARCH) and other tools for financial econometrics, written in Python (with Cython and/or Numba used to improve performance)

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- Univariate ARCH Models - Unit Root Tests - Cointegration Testing and Analysis - Bootstrapping - Multiple Comparison Tests - Long-run Covariance Estimation

PyPI page → Author: Kevin Sheppard <[email protected]>

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with arch:

import arch

print(arch.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install arch

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install arch

pip3

pip3 install arch

conda

conda install -c conda-forge arch

Poetry

poetry add arch

Dependencies

Installing arch will also install these packages:

numpy pandas scipy statsmodels packaging

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import arch; print(arch.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing arch with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'arch'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install arch. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'arch' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install arch to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'arch'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show arch and upgrade with pip install --upgrade arch.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install arch. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user arch

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org arch

MemoryError when loading data

Cause: Dataset is too large to fit in RAM.

Fix: Read in chunks, filter columns on load, or consider Polars/Dask for out-of-core processing.

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`8.0.0` latest	2025-10-21
`7.2.0`	2024-11-04
`7.1.0`	2024-09-24
`7.0.0`	2024-04-16
`6.3.0`	2024-01-05

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage arch

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade arch

Install a specific version

pip install arch==8.0.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall arch

Check what is installed

pip show arch

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install arch in Python