[Tutor] Which pip for Ubuntu 12.04

[Jim Byrnes]

On 02/11/2013 09:31 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> 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 However, I still wonder if using the outdated pip from the repository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 outdated pip cause me problems?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 a little outdated sometimes.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
>

Apparently I was wrong about the path problem.  I closed the terminal I 
used for the update and opened another session and now I get:

$pip --version
pip 1.2.1 from /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages (python 2.7)

I guess the real test will come when I attempt to use it to install a 
package.

Regards,  Jim