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Installing and Using Setuptools
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.. contents:: **Table of Contents**
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`Change History <https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/history.html>`_.
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Installation Instructions
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The recommended way to bootstrap setuptools on any system is to download
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`ez_setup.py`_ and run it using the target Python environment. Different
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operating systems have different recommended techniques to accomplish this
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basic routine, so below are some examples to get you started.
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Setuptools requires Python 2.6 or later. To install setuptools
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on Python 2.4 or Python 2.5, use the `bootstrap script for Setuptools 1.x
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<https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap-py24/ez_setup.py>`_.
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The link provided to ez_setup.py is a bookmark to bootstrap script for the
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latest known stable release.
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.. _ez_setup.py: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py
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Windows (Powershell 3 or later)
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For best results, uninstall previous versions FIRST (see `Uninstalling`_).
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Using Windows 8 (which includes PowerShell 3) or earlier versions of Windows
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with PowerShell 3 installed, it's possible to install with one simple
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Powershell command. Start up Powershell and paste this command::
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> (Invoke-WebRequest https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py).Content | python -
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You must start the Powershell with Administrative privileges or you may choose
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to install a user-local installation::
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> (Invoke-WebRequest https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py).Content | python - --user
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If you have Python 3.3 or later, you can use the ``py`` command to install to
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different Python versions. For example, to install to Python 3.3 if you have
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Python 2.7 installed::
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> (Invoke-WebRequest https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py).Content | py -3 -
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The recommended way to install setuptools on Windows is to download
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`ez_setup.py`_ and run it. The script will download the appropriate
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distribution file and install it for you.
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Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install`` program in
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your Python ``Scripts`` subdirectory. For simple invocation and best results,
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add this directory to your ``PATH`` environment variable, if it is not already
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present. If you did a user-local install, the ``Scripts`` subdirectory is
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``$env:APPDATA\Python\Scripts``.
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Windows (simplified)
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For Windows without PowerShell 3 or for installation without a command-line,
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download `ez_setup.py`_ using your preferred web browser or other technique
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and "run" that file.
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Unix (wget)
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Most Linux distributions come with wget.
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Download `ez_setup.py`_ and run it using the target Python version. The script
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will download the appropriate version and install it for you::
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> wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -O - | python
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Note that you will may need to invoke the command with superuser privileges to
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install to the system Python::
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> wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -O - | sudo python
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Alternatively, Setuptools may be installed to a user-local path::
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> wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -O - | python - --user
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Note that on some older systems (noted on Debian 6 and CentOS 5 installations),
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`wget` may refuse to download `ez_setup.py`, complaining that the certificate common name `*.c.ssl.fastly.net`
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does not match the host name `bootstrap.pypa.io`. In addition, the `ez_setup.py` script may then encounter similar problems using
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`wget` internally to download `setuptools-x.y.zip`, complaining that the certificate common name of `www.python.org` does not match the
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host name `pypi.python.org`. Those are known issues, related to a bug in the older versions of `wget`
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(see `Issue 59 <https://bitbucket.org/pypa/pypi/issue/59#comment-5881915>`_). If you happen to encounter them,
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install Setuptools as follows::
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> wget --no-check-certificate https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py
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> python ez_setup.py --insecure
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Unix including Mac OS X (curl)
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If your system has curl installed, follow the ``wget`` instructions but
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replace ``wget`` with ``curl`` and ``-O`` with ``-o``. For example::
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> curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -o - | python
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Advanced Installation
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=====================
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For more advanced installation options, such as installing to custom
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locations or prefixes, download and extract the source
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tarball from `Setuptools on PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`_
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and run setup.py with any supported distutils and Setuptools options.
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For example::
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setuptools-x.x$ python setup.py install --prefix=/opt/setuptools
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Use ``--help`` to get a full options list, but we recommend consulting
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the `EasyInstall manual`_ for detailed instructions, especially `the section
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on custom installation locations`_.
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.. _EasyInstall manual: https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/EasyInstall
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.. _the section on custom installation locations: https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/EasyInstall#custom-installation-locations
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Downloads
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=========
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All setuptools downloads can be found at `the project's home page in the Python
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Package Index`_. Scroll to the very bottom of the page to find the links.
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.. _the project's home page in the Python Package Index: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
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In addition to the PyPI downloads, the development version of ``setuptools``
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is available from the `Bitbucket repo`_, and in-development versions of the
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`0.6 branch`_ are available as well.
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.. _Bitbucket repo: https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/get/default.tar.gz#egg=setuptools-dev
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.. _0.6 branch: http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/branches/setuptools-0.6/#egg=setuptools-dev06
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Uninstalling
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On Windows, if Setuptools was installed using an ``.exe`` or ``.msi``
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installer, simply use the uninstall feature of "Add/Remove Programs" in the
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Control Panel.
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Otherwise, to uninstall Setuptools or Distribute, regardless of the Python
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version, delete all ``setuptools*`` and ``distribute*`` files and
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directories from your system's ``site-packages`` directory
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(and any other ``sys.path`` directories) FIRST.
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If you are upgrading or otherwise plan to re-install Setuptools or Distribute,
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nothing further needs to be done. If you want to completely remove Setuptools,
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you may also want to remove the 'easy_install' and 'easy_install-x.x' scripts
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and associated executables installed to the Python scripts directory.
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Using Setuptools and EasyInstall
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Here are some of the available manuals, tutorials, and other resources for
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learning about Setuptools, Python Eggs, and EasyInstall:
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* `The EasyInstall user's guide and reference manual`_
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* `The setuptools Developer's Guide`_
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* `The pkg_resources API reference`_
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* `The Internal Structure of Python Eggs`_
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Questions, comments, and bug reports should be directed to the `distutils-sig
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mailing list`_. If you have written (or know of) any tutorials, documentation,
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plug-ins, or other resources for setuptools users, please let us know about
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them there, so this reference list can be updated. If you have working,
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*tested* patches to correct problems or add features, you may submit them to
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the `setuptools bug tracker`_.
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.. _setuptools bug tracker: https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/issues
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.. _The Internal Structure of Python Eggs: https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/formats.html
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.. _The setuptools Developer's Guide: https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/setuptools.html
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.. _The pkg_resources API reference: https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/pkg_resources.html
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.. _The EasyInstall user's guide and reference manual: https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/easy_install.html
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.. _distutils-sig mailing list: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/
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Credits
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* The original design for the ``.egg`` format and the ``pkg_resources`` API was
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co-created by Phillip Eby and Bob Ippolito. Bob also implemented the first
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version of ``pkg_resources``, and supplied the OS X operating system version
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compatibility algorithm.
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* Ian Bicking implemented many early "creature comfort" features of
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easy_install, including support for downloading via Sourceforge and
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Subversion repositories. Ian's comments on the Web-SIG about WSGI
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application deployment also inspired the concept of "entry points" in eggs,
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and he has given talks at PyCon and elsewhere to inform and educate the
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community about eggs and setuptools.
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* Jim Fulton contributed time and effort to build automated tests of various
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aspects of ``easy_install``, and supplied the doctests for the command-line
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``.exe`` wrappers on Windows.
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* Phillip J. Eby is the seminal author of setuptools, and
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first proposed the idea of an importable binary distribution format for
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Python application plug-ins.
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* Significant parts of the implementation of setuptools were funded by the Open
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Source Applications Foundation, to provide a plug-in infrastructure for the
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Chandler PIM application. In addition, many OSAF staffers (such as Mike
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"Code Bear" Taylor) contributed their time and stress as guinea pigs for the
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use of eggs and setuptools, even before eggs were "cool". (Thanks, guys!)
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* Tarek Ziadé is the principal author of the Distribute fork, which
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re-invigorated the community on the project, encouraged renewed innovation,
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and addressed many defects.
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* Since the merge with Distribute, Jason R. Coombs is the
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maintainer of setuptools. The project is maintained in coordination with
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the Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) and the larger Python community.
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.. _files:
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Code of Conduct
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Everyone interacting in the setuptools project's codebases, issue trackers,
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chat rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the
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`PyPA Code of Conduct`_.
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.. _PyPA Code of Conduct: https://www.pypa.io/en/latest/code-of-conduct/
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