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ray

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Jul 27, 2009, 12:42:06 PM7/27/09
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I am working on a Trac installation. I am new to Python. To install
packages, it is suggested to use setuptools. I have not understood
the directions.

I execute ez_install.py.

Then I attempt to execute easy_install.py setuptools-0.6c9-py2.6.egg.
There response that setuptools is already the active version in easy-
install.pth. Then:
Installing easy_install.exe script to C:\Python26\Scripts error: C:
\Python26\Scripts\Easy_install.exe: Permission denied.

I have compared the file entries before and after this attempt and
there are no new files. Is there any problems here? What did I miss?

Regards,
Ray

John Nagle

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Jul 27, 2009, 12:58:57 PM7/27/09
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ray wrote:
> I am working on a Trac installation. I am new to Python. To install
> packages, it is suggested to use setuptools. I have not understood
> the directions.
>
> I execute ez_install.py.
>
> Then I attempt to execute easy_install.py setuptools-0.6c9-py2.6.egg.
> There response that setuptools is already the active version in easy-
> install.pth. Then:
> Installing easy_install.exe script to C:\Python26\Scripts error: C:
> \Python26\Scripts\Easy_install.exe: Permission denied.

"Easy Install" usually isn't "easy". If it works, it's great.
Most of the time, it doesn't. It's not very good at finding all the
files it needs to update. Hence problems like the above.

John Nagle

Diez B. Roggisch

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Jul 27, 2009, 1:00:52 PM7/27/09
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John Nagle wrote:

Which is the usual BS from you. It works most of the times as advertised,
and in the concrete case the OP misunderstood what ez_setup.py does
(already installing setuptools), and thus the complaint about "already
active version". Which btw is just a warning, and setuptools would
continue, but as the OP works on Windows which prohibits a running
executable to be replaced, it fails. Again, not setuptools fault.

Diez

David Lyon

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Jul 27, 2009, 7:53:00 PM7/27/09
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:42:06 -0700 (PDT), ray <Ray.J...@CDICorp.com>
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Try using python package manager :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pythonpkgmgr/

You might find it a lot simpler. It will download and install setuptools
for you if you are still having problems.

David

Adam N

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Aug 6, 2009, 12:41:06 PM8/6/09
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On Jul 27, 7:53 pm, David Lyon <david.l...@preisshare.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:42:06 -0700 (PDT), ray <Ray.Jos...@CDICorp.com>

Is there any solution within the easy_install world? I'm trying to
run a script (pinax) that calls it specifically so I'd have to do all
sorts of hacking to use pythonpkgmgr.

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