Easy Install/setuptools installer for Python 2.6 on Windows
I recently installed Python 2.6.2 on MS Windows and would like to get Easy Install/setuptools working. The associated download page (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools) provides MS Windows .EXE installers for Python versions 2.3 - 2.5 only. Are there any prospects for a 2.6 installer? Or is there another reasonably straightforward way to get Easy Install/setuptools built and installed?
2009/6/29 Ray, Scott (SL) <slray@dow.com>:
I recently installed Python 2.6.2 on MS Windows and would like to get Easy Install/setuptools working. The associated download page (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools) provides MS Windows .EXE installers for Python versions 2.3 - 2.5 only. Are there any prospects for a 2.6 installer? Or is there another reasonably straightforward way to get Easy Install/setuptools built and installed?
python setup.py bdist_wininst There's no C code, so this doesn't need anything beyond Python itself. Of course, it's annoyingly unfriendly that a built exe isn't provided, to save confusion for people struggling with the bootstrapping problem. But it's not actually an issue... Paul.
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:54:11 -0400, "Ray, Scott (SL)" <slray@dow.com> wrote:
I recently installed Python 2.6.2 on MS Windows and would like to get Easy Install/setuptools working. The associated download page (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools) provides MS Windows .EXE installers for Python versions 2.3 - 2.5 only. Are there any prospects for a 2.6 installer? Or is there another reasonably straightforward way to get Easy Install/setuptools built and installed?
The easiest way is download the Python Package Manager at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pythonpkgmgr/ It extends easy_install and will automatically install the correct version of setuptools/easyinstall when you go to install a package. It also provides pypi search capability and a deinstall function which can come in handy. Regards David
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