I think you hit the bug reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1217288
A suggested workaround is to do a sudo pip install -r requirements.txt right before you run "python setup.py". Which distribution and release are you using? Am 28.03.14 09:56, schrieb Ashish Dobhal: > Hello sir; > After making the sudo pip install --upgrade I got the following error. > > File "*/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 59, in __init__ > raise TypeError, "dist must be a Distribution instance" > TypeError: dist must be a Distribution instance*. > > in the following step > *sudo python setup.py develop* > > > Note:I did the pip update before my swift installation.Should I do the > update just before the *sudo pip install -r > swift/test-requirements.txt*_ command.* > ** > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Ashish Dobhal > <dobhalashish...@gmail.com <mailto:dobhalashish...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Thanks Sir, > i also want to know when to make the update.Before the swift > installation or before running sudo pip install -r > swift/test-requirements.txt*_ command. > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Christian Schwede > <christian.schw...@enovance.com > <mailto:christian.schw...@enovance.com>> wrote: > > Hello, > > looks like your pip version is to old. Try updating it with: > > sudo pip install -U pip > > This worked for me in the past. > > Christian > > Am 25.03.14 19:33, schrieb Ashish Dobhal: > > Dear Sir/Maam; > > I am following the swift all in one tutorial. > > I got he following error while running > > _*sudo pip install -r swift/test-requirements.txt*_ cmd_* > > > > *_ > > _*ERROR > > > > *_ > > *pkg_resources.VersionConflict: (pip 1.0 > > (/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages), Requirement.parse('pip>=1.4')) > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 > > Storing complete log in /home/yashika/.pip/pip.log* > > Please Reply. > > Thank You. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > > Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org > <mailto:openstack@lists.openstack.org> > > Unsubscribe : > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack