python "No module named setuptools" error

Question

I'm trying to get csvdedupe set up and I'm running into this error when I run the command

 `python setup.py install`

However, when I run

 pip install setuptools

I get the message

Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): setuptools in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages

I'm extremely new to this so any advice would be helpful!

it says `from setuptools import setup`. Is that what it's supposed to say? — Eric Norcross, Feb 27 '14 at 19:40
Do you include the backticks when running the command like you've posted? — That1Guy, Feb 27 '14 at 20:59
Check that python and pip are in the same path. Setuptools may have been installed in a different Python environment than the one linked to your python executable. Use the which command, ie. which python; which pip — Ian Stevens, Feb 27 '14 at 21:38
That's probably it, because my python and pip have different paths. Though ultimately I gave up and ended up just deduping the files with rails. — Eric Norcross, Feb 27 '14 at 23:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '14 at 19:43

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Setuptools in written in one word : setuptools not setup tools You should run :

pip install setuptools

answered Feb 27 '14 at 19:43

espern

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Sorry, that was mistyped on the question. I had ran the command correctly. – Eric Norcross Feb 27 '14 at 19:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '14 at 20:03

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The message seems to be saying that someone had already installed setuptools on your system. It is telling you that you need to upgrade the already intalled version using the --upgrade argument. See the documentation for what is required.

If it is a matter of using setuptools then it is telling you that you do not need to install setuptool because it has already been done and to go to the next step.

answered Feb 27 '14 at 20:03

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When I run `pip install setuptools --upgrade` I get `Requirement already up-to-date: setuptools in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages` and it still fails to install with the same `ImportError: No module named setuptools` error. – Eric Norcross Feb 27 '14 at 20:18
@greetification That means that it is already in your system. Go to the next step and use it. you should not need to install it. – sabbahillel Feb 28 '14 at 01:35

python "No module named setuptools" error

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