On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:53:24 PM UTC-5, Jason Mellone wrote: > On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:32:56 PM UTC-5, MRAB wrote: > > > On 17/12/2013 20:06, Jason Mellone wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have python up and running using the exact setup as recommended by > > > http://learnpythonthehardway.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am now trying to use pdfminer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have python here: > > > > > > > C:\USERS\Python27 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > using "import os", i am able to cwd to C:\users\python where i have > > > C:\users\python\pdfminer-master\. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > when i navigate to the child directory and run "setup.py install" i get > > > the following issue: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> setup.py install > > > > > > > File "<stdin>", line 1 > > > > > > > setup.py install > > > > > > > ^ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i have no idea why, any input? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you really have the ">>>" prompt? If yes, then you're asking Python > > > > > > to run a console (OS) command. > > > > > > > > > > > > You should be running "setup.py install" in a console ("Command > > > > > > Prompt") window, something like: > > > > > > > > > > > > cd C:\users\python\pdfminer-master > > > > > > C:\USERS\Python27\python.exe \setup.py install > > > > ok makes sense. > > > > i am running now from command line and get the following: > > > > P:\>C:\USERS\Python27\python.exe C:\users\Python27\pdfminer-master\setup.py > inst > > all > > running install > > running build > > running build_py > > error: package directory 'pdfminer' does not exist > > > > P:\>
also this is my dir: P:\>dir C:\users\python27\pdfminer-master Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is B825-02BA Directory of C:\users\python27\pdfminer-master 17/12/2013 02:55 PM <DIR> . 17/12/2013 02:55 PM <DIR> .. 17/12/2013 02:48 PM <DIR> cmaprsrc 17/12/2013 02:48 PM <DIR> docs 26/11/2013 04:35 AM 1,723 Makefile 26/11/2013 04:35 AM 111 MANIFEST.in 17/12/2013 03:49 PM <DIR> pdfminer 26/11/2013 04:35 AM 5,311 README.md 17/12/2013 02:48 PM <DIR> samples 26/11/2013 04:35 AM 1,384 setup.py 17/12/2013 02:48 PM <DIR> tools 4 File(s) 8,529 bytes 7 Dir(s) 26,006,282,240 bytes free P:\> -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list