Python : setuptools module is already installed but still shows import error

Question

I am trying to install something using "python setup.py install" but it shows me this error :-

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 3, in <module>
    from setuptools import setup
ImportError: No module named setuptools

I have installed this missing module using "pip install setuptools". But still it shows me the same error .I have also tried to install this using "sudo apt-get install python-setuptools" but the problem still remains the same. Help me in this issue

Do you have another version of python installed or only 2.7? — Szabolcs, Nov 08 '17 at 10:32
[No module named setuptools](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22531360/no-module-named-setuptools) — Siva, Nov 08 '17 at 10:33
can you check what happens when you do `import setuptools` both in your python2 and python3 interpreter? — Szabolcs, Nov 08 '17 at 10:43
@priyanshagrawal did you try `sudo pip2 install setuptools` or `pip install -U pip setuptools`? — Siva, Nov 08 '17 at 10:48
@priyanshagrawal `sudo pip2 install setuptools` should work in that case. Else can you post the result after installing the setuptools ? — Siva, Nov 08 '17 at 10:52
@Siva it shows me this :- Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages — priyansh agrawal, Nov 08 '17 at 10:55
@priyanshagrawal what is output of `which python` ? is it also pointing to python2.7 ? — Siva, Nov 08 '17 at 10:59
@priyanshagrawal then the version of python in which you are importing should be the problem. In command line try `>>> import sys >>> print(sys.version)` and make sure it shows 2.7.X and import `>>> import setuptools` — Siva, Nov 08 '17 at 11:08
@Siva yes this shows me the python 2.7.14 but shows importError for setuptools . So am i having some problem in my python2.7 ? should i Reinstall it ? — priyansh agrawal, Nov 08 '17 at 11:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 08 '17 at 11:33

If you have Python 2 >=2.7.9 or Python 3 >=3.4 installed from python.org, you will already have pip and setuptools, but will need to upgrade to the latest version:

On Linux or macOS:

pip install -U pip setuptools

On Windows:

python -m pip install -U pip setuptools

If you’re using a Python install on Linux that’s managed by the system package manager (e.g “yum”, “apt-get” etc…), and you want to use the system package manager to install or upgrade pip, then see link

I already have my pip and setuptools module in the latest version ...anyway thanks to have look into my problem — priyansh agrawal, Nov 08 '17 at 11:44

Python : setuptools module is already installed but still shows import error

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