After manually removing the elementTree and cElementTree packages (I used the windows installers), running "setup.py develop" now get's a little bit further. It's now complaining about missing json: ... Adding elementtree 1.2.6-20050316 to easy-install.pth file
Installed c:\program files\python23\lib\site-packages\elementtree-1.2.6_20050316 -py2.3-win32.egg Searching for json-py>=3.2.1 Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/json-py/ Couldn't find index page for 'json-py' (maybe misspelled?) Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while) Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/ No local packages or download links found for json-py>=3.2.1 error: Could not find distribution for Requirement.parse('json-py>=3.2.1') On 12/6/05, m h <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My bad, that was using easy_intall-script.py. Using ez_setup.py I it > appears to work... (Is that a bug in easy_install-script.py? > Shouldn't they be doing the same thing?) > > C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\matt>ez_setup.py > setuptools==dev > > Searching for setuptools==dev > Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/setuptools/ > Reading http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools > Best match: setuptools dev > Downloading > http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/trunk/setuptools/#egg=setupto > ols-dev > Doing subversion checkout from > http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/trunk/setu > ptools/ to c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\easy_install-moqm1l\setuptools > Processing setuptools > Running setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir > c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\easy > _install-moqm1l\setuptools\egg-dist-tmp-iu-jxz > warning: manifest_maker: standard file not found: should have one of README, > REA > DME.txt > setuptools 0.6a9dev-r41630 is already the active version in easy-install.pth > Installing easy_install-script.py script to C:\Program Files\Python23\Scripts > Installing easy_install.exe script to C:\Program Files\Python23\Scripts > > Installed c:\program > files\python23\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6a9dev_r41630 > -py2.3.egg > Processing dependencies for setuptools==0.6a9dev-r41630 > > On 12/6/05, m h <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's the output of setuptools==dev: > > > > C:\Program Files\Python23\Scripts>easy_install-script.py setuptools==dev > > Searching for setuptools==dev > > Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/setuptools/ > > Reading http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools > > Best match: setuptools dev > > Downloading > > http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/trunk/setuptools/#egg=setupto > > ols-dev > > Doing subversion checkout from > > http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/trunk/setu > > ptools/ to c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\easy_install--xr-3c\setuptools > > Processing setuptools > > Running setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir > > c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\easy > > _install--xr-3c\setuptools\egg-dist-tmp-7wvvqf > > warning: manifest_maker: standard file not found: should have one of > > README, REA > > DME.txt > > Removing setuptools 0.6a9dev-r41617 from easy-install.pth file > > Adding setuptools 0.6a9dev-r41630 to easy-install.pth file > > Installing easy_install-script.py script to C:\Program > > Files\Python23\Scripts > > error: c:\program > > files\python23\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6a9dev_r41617-py > > 2.3.egg\setuptools\cli.exe: No such file or directory > > > > Is it complaining because it can't find a file that's supposed to be > > deleted? > > > > On 12/6/05, Phillip J. Eby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > m h wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't recall any strange error message. Ummm, what is the best way > > > > to "uninstall" and start over? Just delete the egg directories? > > > > > > Yes. But ez_setup/easy_install will overwrite the eggs and ignore > > > older ones anyway, so there's no need to manually delete them. > > > > > > > Anything else? Or would you recommend another route? > > > > > > No; I'd suggest reinstalling using 'ez_setup.py setuptools==dev'. Then > > > we can check and see if your installation has the cli.exe file. If the > > > problem persists, I'll have to figure out some other way to proceed > > > with debugging this. When I install setuptools on my own machine, this > > > problem doesn't occur. > > > > > > > > >

