'easy_install' is not recognized as an in internal or external command, operable program or batch file

python windows-7 python-2.7 easy-install
Only Bolivian Here picture Only Bolivian Here · Apr 18, 2012 · Viewed 21.8k times · Source

I have just downloaded and installed the latest version of Python on my Windows 7 machine.

Python 2.7.3

Now I want to install a Twitter library I found online:

However when I try to run easy_install tweepy, I get this error message:

'easy_install' is not recognized as an in internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Python has already been placed into my path, as I can invoke the Python program into the command line.

Here is a screenshot of my folder where Python is installed.

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And inside the Tools folder:

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And inside the scripts folder:

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Answer

FogleBird picture FogleBird · Apr 18, 2012

You need to:

  1. Install easy_install: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools

  2. Add C:\Python27\Scripts to your PATH

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