Can't install via pip because of egg_info error

Riot Goes Woof picture Riot Goes Woof · Jul 26, 2013 · Viewed 324.6k times · Source

No matter which package I'm trying to install, I get this error:

error: invalid command 'egg_info'

----------------------------------------
Cleaning up...
Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\zorpix\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-Zorpix\virtualenv
Storing complete log in C:\Users\Zorpix\pip\pip.log

I saw this question, but the answer doesn't work for me. I can install the distribute package, which so far is the only package I can install, but it doesn't fix the problem, as the egg_info error returns as soon as I try to install another package. I'm getting pretty frustrated with this, as I can't find anything helpful anywhere. I've also had django and pip and everything installed before, but I had to reinstall it all, and now it's not working... Any help would be appreciated.

Here is the log it says it stored:

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C:\Python27\Scripts\pip-script.py run on 07/26/13 11:30:42
Downloading/unpacking virtualenv

  Getting page https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/
  URLs to search for versions for virtualenv:
  * https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/
  Analyzing links from page https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.tar.gz#md5=36b766604542f2c34d8dffdb21ba14a9 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.3
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.6.2.tar.gz#md5=e948af53ad41ca2718c4034484fcd694 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.6.2
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.7.tar.gz#md5=dcc105e5a3907a9dcaa978f813a4f526 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.7
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.2-py2.4.egg#md5=6913c03f02167fe4ac32add76c3edeb7 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.9.tar.gz#md5=c49067cab242b5ff8c7b681a5a99533a (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.9
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.tar.gz#md5=88c187a93a78c4c9bd54eef9ef0e0f03 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.8
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.1-py2.4.egg#md5=f595300f14597da25feabaececcf62a2 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.6.3.tar.gz#md5=73a69184e35f1e2c2f9016c889c4d26a (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.6.3
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.3.tar.gz#md5=d635fb7de359ff603a1fc395933724d1 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.8.3
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.8.3.tar.gz#md5=d42ab84b1b38258f2a57365841186f71 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.8.3
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.1.tar.gz#md5=e70ed86cc3823f0b622e80e035b59297 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.3.1
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.5.tar.gz#md5=a8c756de9661323b1f95311e79f8a5f3 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.5
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.6/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.4-py2.6.egg#md5=f5cf3d4dba3a224351fb5f90f59dae1a (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3-py2.4.egg#md5=ff872f8b8dcb3dc76d9c2793afc9b1a5 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.3-py2.4.egg#md5=fbcb29d72e35ee93d80738d46e69d350 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.4-py2.5.egg#md5=2fd8f371cc83c2a49009e5fe51fcd9c9 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.0.tar.gz#md5=fb86aabdfc2033612b936cf08ad811ec (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.0
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.3-py2.5.egg#md5=7592e9dd19388a037768840caac00255 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.1-py2.5.egg#md5=f042320f7301a77311b876ed55d2a635 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.7.1.tar.gz#md5=1a07359ff6e5dbfaefa6381516293b47 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.7.1
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.3-py2.4.egg#md5=9cd8f513ba25e09be54ead5b1325ad3e (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.2-py2.5.egg#md5=0043570e1c16af8d3c9fa1e99bce012b (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.3.tar.gz#md5=28e2955aed4ffc4dc3df02dc632b5c42 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.3.3
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.1-py2.4.egg#md5=fa8831295f1073151876375c4567f5cd (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.7.1.1.tar.gz#md5=e06efff3c3dd5f88758dde29e108bfdd (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.7.1.1
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.tar.gz#md5=ef70dc53c648f4253335351c65b5740f (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4rc1.tar.gz#md5=fb62a93b054e877e6a6c92f7dcd0b6ae (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4rc1
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.4.tar.gz#md5=30f053782cc29363927b848263ae9158 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.8.4
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.2-py2.4.egg#md5=319b534ed28e2d31b124b1a76f42fbc7 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.2-py2.5.egg#md5=7a4d37d0c3f83f917d7a6556f31bb31d (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.2-py2.5.egg#md5=eedbc037902cd2010b055451641addcf (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.2.tar.gz#md5=a013d5a7d9aeddc16bee88604d6de636 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.3.2
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.tar.gz#md5=17a52f8801cbeb6805f4a4650dc89468 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.9
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.0-py2.5.egg#md5=e6881a6353543b0af8b116ed8ed2f6f6 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.2.tar.gz#md5=78b6e73600db0d5ed8c0e507f0f7d705 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.9.2
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.1-py2.5.egg#md5=ad5869374196f7d533a9b649adfe9014 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.8.tar.gz#md5=74ded4025a56e538c1c8df6b9825a8b8 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.8
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.1.tar.gz#md5=d9abf1dc9dcaf603c60840c582414f66 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.9.1
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.4-py2.4.egg#md5=bd62418a72b7e09a637ef368b7b0101b (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.5.tar.gz#md5=d3c621dd9797789fef78442e336df63e (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.5
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.6.tar.gz#md5=b1c585e0bbe4fca56bfa0b34aff87bd9 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.6
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.2.tar.gz#md5=241f157e92dd9052b5a4b43efcef8035 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.8.2
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.1-py2.4.egg#md5=708cc5281dae7fdd8d996cdb55bef52d (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.2-py2.4.egg#md5=4a92b99c93026031b7298906bf126ccd (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.1.tar.gz#md5=6ab218532376c2a389ef4ea030ff96f2 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.1
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.3-py2.5.egg#md5=fae350c941cd9eadf5e9a407c37a2e03 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.8.tar.gz#md5=fdab30066a1d731ca6fe22a4c23b9e80 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.8
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.4.tar.gz#md5=77d675df104b90fceec749150bd5014f (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.3.4
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.2.tar.gz#md5=7b1a10f0e84dd945c9b006ace1e1bb16 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.2
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.4-py2.4.egg#md5=6d2db4c08a9b8a7b59e1ab7731791381 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9-py2.4.egg#md5=12b34ae909f578910c293ecfe7c793e3 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.6.tar.gz#md5=f576969d591a054132fe8c9165c2b3c3 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.6
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.1.tar.gz#md5=5d7b4784f530bd8acf44b568776dbd3c (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 0.8.1
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.3.tar.gz#md5=2b639cee32d15fd049a49561957afe4b (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.3
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.8.4-py2.5.egg#md5=40300b786dad2e8380ef785c4998f421 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.0-py2.4.egg#md5=6199b281bf6e7370d896520eb3a968f8 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.2.tar.gz#md5=7ad454e52f025cad631d03331ade4aaf (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.2
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.2-py2.4.egg#md5=53ab95a286cc0382e503306bb0df9d49 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.5.2.tar.gz#md5=fbcefbd8520bb64bc24a560c6019a73c (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.5.2
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.1-py2.4.egg#md5=d9b0de14426957e30b2aa7015451aa43 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.7-py2.5.egg#md5=e1bb0e1cbc4e2df64dfdde6b0867ef29 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.8.2.tar.gz#md5=174ca075c6b1a42c685415692ec4ce2e (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.8.2
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.6.1.tar.gz#md5=1a475df2219457b6b4febb9fe595d915 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.6.1
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.5.1.tar.gz#md5=3daa1f449d5d2ee03099484cecb1c2b7 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.5.1
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.4.tar.gz#md5=94161ae1500cb3a8b003c0c394c9dbbd (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.4
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4.7.tar.gz#md5=979a7adf8467df7df800a45debd2074f (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.4.7
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.7.2.tar.gz#md5=b5d63b05373a4344ae099a68875aae78 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.7.2
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.8.4.tar.gz#md5=1c7e56a7f895b2e71558f96e365ee7a7 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.8.4
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.7.1.2.tar.gz#md5=3be8a014c27340f48b56465f9109d9fa (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.7.1.2
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.9.tar.gz#md5=e03b76752b8ce7eee67c6298414cac79 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.9
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.8.1.tar.gz#md5=3aebe32859aa4512e1e679834c10f7bf (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.8.1
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9.1-py2.5.egg#md5=573b8bd74a7b9b207b5eede8db386953 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.1.tar.gz#md5=8931b66dbb799120583dd107aab2fa89 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.1
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3-py2.5.egg#md5=8102d251e3f1caf709722679a737f454 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.1-py2.5.egg#md5=1db8cdd823739c79330a138327239551 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.6.4.tar.gz#md5=1072b66d53c24e019a8f1304ac9d9fc5 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.6.4
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.3.2-py2.5.egg#md5=f2cd2b10b8be8b57e74cb1830fc0b504 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Skipping link https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-0.9-py2.5.egg#md5=7c8e85680f1ede0844a496513366d7a5 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/); unknown archive format: .egg
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.10.tar.gz#md5=9745c28256c70c76d36adb3767a00212 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.10
    Found link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.9.1.tar.gz#md5=07e09df0adfca0b2d487e39a4bf2270a (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version: 1.9.1
  Ignoring link https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.4rc1.tar.gz#md5=fb62a93b054e877e6a6c92f7dcd0b6ae (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/), version 1.4rc1 is a pre-release (use --pre to allow).
  Using version 1.10 (newest of versions: 1.10, 1.9.1, 1.9, 1.8.4, 1.8.3, 1.8.2, 1.8.1, 1.8, 1.7.2, 1.7.1.2, 1.7.1.1, 1.7.1, 1.7, 1.6.4, 1.6.3, 1.6.2, 1.6.1, 1.6, 1.5.2, 1.5.1, 1.5, 1.4.9, 1.4.8, 1.4.7, 1.4.6, 1.4.5, 1.4.4, 1.4.3, 1.4.2, 1.4.1, 1.4, 1.3.4, 1.3.3, 1.3.2, 1.3.1, 1.3, 1.2, 1.1, 1.0, 0.9.2, 0.9.1, 0.9, 0.8.4, 0.8.3, 0.8.2, 0.8.1, 0.8)
  Downloading from URL https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.10.tar.gz#md5=9745c28256c70c76d36adb3767a00212 (from https://pypi.python.org/simple/virtualenv/)
  Running setup.py egg_info for package virtualenv

    C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'entry_points'

      warnings.warn(msg)

    C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'zip_safe'

      warnings.warn(msg)

    C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'test_suite'

      warnings.warn(msg)

    C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'tests_require'

      warnings.warn(msg)

    usage: -c [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]

       or: -c --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...]

       or: -c --help-commands

       or: -c cmd --help



    error: invalid command 'egg_info'

    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:

    C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'entry_points'

  warnings.warn(msg)

C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'zip_safe'

  warnings.warn(msg)

C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'test_suite'

  warnings.warn(msg)

C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'tests_require'

  warnings.warn(msg)

usage: -c [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]

   or: -c --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...]

   or: -c --help-commands

   or: -c cmd --help



error: invalid command 'egg_info'

----------------------------------------

Cleaning up...

  Removing temporary dir c:\users\joey\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-Joey...
Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\joey\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-Joey\virtualenv

Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip\basecommand.py", line 134, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip\commands\install.py", line 236, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip\req.py", line 1124, in prepare_files
    req_to_install.run_egg_info()
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip\req.py", line 257, in run_egg_info
    command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip\util.py", line 670, in call_subprocess
    % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
InstallationError: Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\joey\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-Joey\virtualenv

EDIT: Not sure what I did, but now I'm getting this error:

ImportError: No module named setuptools.command

----------------------------------------
Cleaning up...
Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\joey\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-Joey\Django
Storing complete log in C:\Users\Joey\pip\pip.log

What is this setuptools that I'm missing?

Answer

Riot Goes Woof picture Riot Goes Woof · Jul 26, 2013

Found out what was wrong. I never installed the setuptools for python, so it was missing some vital files, like the egg ones.

If you find yourself having my issue above, download this file and then in powershell or command prompt, navigate to ez_setup’s directory and execute the command and this will run the file for you:

$ [sudo] python ez_setup.py

If you still need to install pip at this point, run:

$ [sudo] easy_install pip

easy_install was part of the setuptools, and therefore wouldn't work for installing pip.

Then, pip will successfully install django with the command:

$ [sudo] pip install django

Hope I saved someone the headache I gave myself!

~Zorpix