On Friday, December 19, 2014 10:13:15 AM UTC+5:30, Surbhi Gupta wrote: > Hey, I am new to python and facing problem with installing packages. I am > using VPython which requires Python 2.7.x from python.org; it will not work > with versions of Python other than the one from python.org. So I need to > install packages separately. > > I was trying to install scipy-0.14.0, it gives following error: > Warning (from warnings module): > File "C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 267 > warnings.warn(msg) > UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'test_suite' > > So I thought maybe I need to install setuptools first. I ran setup.py file in > IDLE. it runs fine and then I can import it in current session. But when I > run session, it still says 'no module named setuptools'. Same thing happened > when I tried to install nose.
OK, the problem is now resolved: I just found out that we need to install from prompt instead of IDLE. Setuptools is installed, but I am not able to use easy_install from prompt. It says: easy_install : The term 'easy_install' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + easy_install + ~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (easy_install:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException still unsuccessful in installing Scipy. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list