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I ran that but world peace didn't happen.

Where can I get my refund?

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On Sep 23, 2013, at 6:47 PM, "Monty Taylor" <mordred at inaugust.com> wrote:

> tl;dr - easy_install sucks, so use pip
> 
> It is common practice in python to run:
> 
> python setup.py install
> or
> python setup.py develop
> 
> So much so that we spend a giant amount of effort to make sure that
> those always work.
> 
> Fortunately for us, the underlying mechanism, setuptools, can often be a
> pile of monkies. pip, while also with its fair share of issues, _is_ a
> bit better at navigating the shallow waters at times. SO - I'd like to
> suggest:
> 
> Instead of:
> 
> "python setup.py install"
> 
> Run:
> 
> "pip install ."
> 
> It should have the exact same result, but pip can succeed in some places
> where setup.py install directly can fail.
> 
> Also, if you'd like to run python setup.py develop, simply run:
> 
> "pip install -e ."
> 
> Which you may not have known will run setup.py develop behind the scenes.
> 
> Things this will help with:
> - world peace
> - requirements processing
> - global hunger
> - the plague
> 
> Enjoy.
> 
> Monty
> 
> PS. The other should work. It's just sometimes it doesn't, and when it
> doesn't it's less my fault.
> 
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