pip search django produces time out error

Question

coincidentally, I run pip search django command and I got time out error. even specifing a high value of timeout

Below the logs:

D:\\PERFILES\\rmac         


        

Answer 1

the --timeout option doesn't seem to work properly.

I can install django properly by using either:

pip --default-timeout=60 install django

or

export PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60
pip install django

Note: using pip version 1.2.1 on RHEL 6.3

Source: DjangoDay2012-Brescia.pdf, page 11