Problems with python easy install

Question

I have a problem using easy_install for matplotlib-venn. I'm on a windows computer using python2.7. I'm suspecting the path is not correct but I do not know how to fix the problem. Could anyone help me? I'm attaching the output from trying to run the easy_install command in the CMD prompter.

C:\Python27\Scripts>easy_install matplotlib-venn
Searching for matplotlib-venn
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/matplotlib-venn/
Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/matplotlib-venn/: [Errno 11004]
 getaddrinfo failed -- Some packages may not be found!
Couldn't find index page for 'matplotlib-venn' (maybe misspelled?)
Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/
Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/: [Errno 11004] getaddrinfo fai
led -- Some packages may not be found!
No local packages or download links found for matplotlib-venn
error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('matplotlib-ve
nn')
install for matplotlib-venn package

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Output from trying the pip install suggestion:

C:\Python27\Scripts>easy_install pip
Searching for pip
Best match: pip 1.4.1
Adding pip 1.4.1 to easy-install.pth file
Installing pip-script.py script to C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing pip.exe script to C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing pip.exe.manifest script to C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing pip-2.7-script.py script to C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing pip-2.7.exe script to C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing pip-2.7.exe.manifest script to C:\Python27\Scripts
Using c:\python27\lib\site-packages
Processing dependencies for pip
Finished processing dependencies for pip
C:\Python27\Scripts>pip install matplotlib-venn
Downloading/unpacking matplotlib-venn
  Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement matplotlib-venn
Cleaning up...
No distributions at all found for matplotlib-venn
Storing complete log in C:\Users\jherman8\pip\pip.log

Answer 1

Based on

Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/matplotlib-venn/: [Errno 11004] getaddrinfo failed 

and

Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/ 

it seems that your have network issue. Do you run your machine behind a firewall or a proxy?

For easy_install to work behind proxy, you have to setup needed environments, for example

set http_proxy="user:password@server:port"
set https_proxy="user:password@server:port"

For pip you can use -proxy argument. More details on pip usage behind proxy see in this thread: How to use pip on windows behind an authenticating proxy