[Distutils] easy_install installing beta version of psycopg2

[Tres Seaver]

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On 02/16/2011 05:35 AM, Daniele Varrazzo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> trying to install psycopg2 via easy_install (distribute 0.6.14), the
> user received the version 2.4 beta2 instead of the latest stable
> 2.3.1.
> 
> 2.4 beta2 has never been uploaded on PyPI and is not even listed in
> the http://pypi.python.org/simple/psycopg2/
> 
> I think this is a serious issue. Any solution? Thanks.

easy_install is finding the link to 2.4 beta2 on the homepage
(http://initd.org/psycopg/) listed for the 2.3.2 release.  This is
documented behavior, FWIW:

 http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#id6

You could work around that issue using '--allow-hosts' to restrict
downloads to those actually on PyPI:

 http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#id13


Tres.
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