Found a work-around (https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/937)
Install pip from python not packages and then setuptools from pip. python -m pip install -U pip pip install -U pip setuptools When using the new pip its located in /usr/local/bin/pip -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1658844 Title: most recent version does not install /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist- packages/pkg_resources/extern and /_vendor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1658844/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
