Latest 'pip' fails with "requires setuptools >= 0.8 for dist-info"
This worked for me:
sudo pip install setuptools --no-use-wheel --upgradeNote it's usage of sudo
UPDATE
On window you just need to execute pip install setuptools --no-use-wheel --upgrade as an administrator. In unix/linux, sudo command is for elevating permissions.
UPDATE
This appears to have been fixed in 1.5.1.
First, you should never run 'sudo pip'.
If possible you should use your system package manager because it uses GPG signatures to ensure you're not running malicious code.
Otherwise, try upgrading setuptools:
easy_install -U setuptoolsAlternatively, try:
pip install --user <somepackage>This is of course for "global" packages. You should ideally be using virtualenvs.