Why is Python easy_install not working on my Mac?

Question

I have a Mac running Python 2.6. When I try to use easy_install I get this message:

/usr/bin/easy_install-2.6:7: UserWarning: Module pkg_resourc         


        

Answer 1

1. Check your /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin for easy_install installations and remove any old script:

   sudo rm -f /usr/bin/easy_install*
   sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/easy_install*
   

2. Download and run distribute:

   curl -O https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/oodt/tools/oodtsite.publisher/trunk/distribute_setup.py
   
   sudo python distribute_setup.py
   sudo rm distribute_setup.py
   

3. Try again, and enjoy. E.g.:

   sudo easy_install pip