[Numpy-discussion] ANN: numtraits v0.2

[Stefan van der Walt]

On 2015-09-23 17:16:14, Nathaniel Smith <njs at pobox.com> wrote:
>> This looks great!  At the moment, a pip install tries to install a
>> different version of NumPy, even though I already have the development
>> version on my tree.
>
> FYI the alternative solution is to fix your local numpy install to
> give pip an accurate picture of what you have installed. The key thing
> is to make sure you have a .egg-info / .dist-info for your numpy --
> that's what pip looks for to figure out what's installed. (python
> setupegg.py egg_info will generate one IIRC).

Looks like 'pip install -e .' in the numpy directory also fixed it.
Good to know, thanks.

Stéfan