[Tutor] Which pip for Ubuntu 12.04

[Jim Byrnes]

On 02/10/2013 01:10 PM, Joel Goldstick wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Timo <timomlists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Op 10-02-13 17:01, Jim Byrnes schreef:
>>
>>   On 02/09/2013 05:46 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>
>>>>   From: Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> To: tutor at python.org Cc:
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2013 3:02 AM Subject: [Tutor] Which pip
>>>>> for Ubuntu 12.04
>>>>>
>>>>> How important is it to have the latest pip installed?
>>>>>
>>>>> Initially I want to use it to install the latest pymongo driver for
>>>>> mongoDB. The pip version in the Ubuntu 12.04 repositories is 1.0.1.
>>>>> I see on http://www.pip-installer.org/**en/latest/<http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/>the version is
>>>>> 1.2.1.
>>>>>
>>>>> It certainly would be easier to install from the repositories but
>>>>> will that version work to install the latest python packages?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,  Jim
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You could just try it? And downloading it and then doing sudo tar
>>>> -xvr pip.tar.gz, cd ..., sudo python setup.py isn't that hard, is
>>>> it?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I usually install from the repositories or maybe a ppa so I don't believe
>>> I have ever done an install from a tar.  If necessary I will familiarize
>>> myself with the command you gave (yes I saw your followup changing -xvr to
>>> -xvf) and install that way.
>>>
>>> However, I still wonder if using the outdated pip from the repository
>>> will allow me to install the latest python packages? Will trying to use an
>>> outdated pip cause me problems?
>>>
>> I doubt it will. Have a look at the pip changelog to see what has been
>> changed.
>>
>> Timo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>   But you're right, I also nnoticed that the Canonical repositories are
>>>> a little outdated sometimes. Would be nice if it's possible to add
>>>> pypi.org, so updating would be easier.
>>>>
>>>> Albert-Jan
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,  Jim
>>>
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>
>
> You can upgrade pip with pip i believe:
>
> jcg at jcg-desktop:~/code/python$ pip install pip
> Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): pip in
> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7
> Cleaning up...
> jcg at jcg-desktop:~/code/python$
>
>
> jcg at jcg-desktop:~/code/python$ pip install --upgrade pip
>
>
> Be sure to sudo before if you don't have permissions.
>
>

I tried this on my laptop with the following results:

jfb at jfb-tp:~$ pip --version
pip 1.0 from /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages (python 2.7)
jfb at jfb-tp:~$ pip install pip
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): pip in 
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
Cleaning up...

jfb at jfb-tp:~$ sudo pip install --upgrade pip
[sudo] password for jfb:
Downloading/unpacking pip
   Running setup.py egg_info for package pip

     warning: no files found matching '*.html' under directory 'docs'
     warning: no previously-included files matching '*.txt' found under 
directory 'docs/_build'
     no previously-included directories found matching 
'docs/_build/_sources'
Installing collected packages: pip
   Found existing installation: pip 1.0
     Uninstalling pip:
       Successfully uninstalled pip
   Running setup.py install for pip

     warning: no files found matching '*.html' under directory 'docs'
     warning: no previously-included files matching '*.txt' found under 
directory 'docs/_build'
     no previously-included directories found matching 
'docs/_build/_sources'
     Installing pip script to /usr/local/bin
     Installing pip-2.7 script to /usr/local/bin
Successfully installed pip
Cleaning up...
jfb at jfb-tp:~$ pip --version
bash: /usr/bin/pip: No such file or directory
jfb at jfb-tp:~$

I not sure what the significance of the missing *.txt and *.html files 
is but it looks like I have a path problem. I would appreciate any 
pointers from anyone who has already solved this.

Thanks,  Jim