Python Pip Install Fails: Invalid Command Egg_Info

Python pip install fails: invalid command egg_info

Install distribute, which comes with egg_info.

Should be as simple as pip install Distribute.

Distribute has been merged into Setuptools as of version 0.7. If you are using a version <=0.6, upgrade using pip install --upgrade setuptools or easy_install -U setuptools.

pip fails to install anything, error: invalid command 'egg_info'

Try pip install --upgrade setuptools or easy_install -U setuptools

or

Download this file and execute python ez_setup.py

Can't install via pip because of egg_info error

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

pip installation error command 'python setup.py egg_info' failed with error code 1

With pip install, the real error is always hidden a little further up the log because pip runs the install routine of your packages.

In your case check for ERROR: Traceback, which says 'retype requires Python 3.6+'.

So, the installed package requires Python 3.6 but from an earlier error message we can deduce your pip runs python 2.7 (look for DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 )

So, fix the error by running the command with pip3 or python3 pip.

To verify which version of python is used, call pip -V.

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