Python: setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1

Question

I already updated my Python 2.7.x to 3.6 and still getting this message when I try to install any package. Examples: Flask, Kivy..

Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\Dev\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-1_cikdf6\itsdangerous\

System Information:

Windows 10
Python 3.6.5
pip        10.0.1
setuptools 39.0.1
wheel      0.31.0

Command to install: python -m pip install 'package-name' running in Administrator privilege

UPDATE

After running pip install ez_setup I waited for more than 30 min and it gets blinking a white space, like it's waiting finish something.

You might need to change your command to something like `python -m pip3 install 'package-name'` if you are running with multiple versions of Python — NBlaine, Apr 23 '18 at 16:09
Check to see if there is another pip installed - my thinking is that you are trying to use the old `pip` command (which has its PATH mapped to the Python 2.7 version of pip) to install a Python 3.6 package — NBlaine, Apr 23 '18 at 16:25
I already remove the old python folder. `where pip` returns `C:\Users\Dev\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts\pip.exe` one pip version — Shinomoto Asakura, Apr 23 '18 at 17:12
Possible duplicate of ["pip install unroll": "python setup.py egg\_info" failed with error code 1](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35991403/pip-install-unroll-python-setup-py-egg-info-failed-with-error-code-1) — Belbahar Raouf, Dec 07 '18 at 15:26

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 31 '19 at 00:34

6

For me, the problem was solved with updating the pip itself:

# X is the required Python number, e.g. 2 or 3 or 2.7 or 3.5 or 3.6, etc.
sudo pythonX -m pip install --upgrade pip

answered Oct 31 '19 at 00:34

JenyaKh

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 16 '21 at 04:49

I was confused by this problem for many times.But I found it work recently when I see the pyinstaller releases for https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/releases.

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.4/get-pip.py -O get-pip.py

after that you can

python get-pip.py

pip install pyinstaller==3.0

and after that you would use

pyinstaller [args] <name>

to compile your python code in 32-bits system like Windows XP

thanks this one is works also for python27 in old centos 7 – haidarvm Apr 15 '22 at 11:27 — haidarvm, Apr 15 '22 at 11:27

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 23 '18 at 16:16

1

make sure it's up to date

pip install --upgrade setuptools

make sure module ez_setup isn't missing

pip install ez_setup

then try this

pip install unroll

if it's still not working try this

easy_install -U setuptools

and then

pip install unroll

answered Apr 23 '18 at 16:16

Please, I will update my question. Take a look please – Shinomoto Asakura Apr 23 '18 at 17:15
I tried everything you suggested. The module I was trying to install was "pyzmail" because I'm Automating the Boring Stuff but apparently not with this module... – Muskie Nov 07 '18 at 10:31
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I tried all of these commands. Here is what I got on both "pip install unroll" commands.. Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\...\...\Local\Temp\pip-install-sl6ecs5b\unroll\ I get the same error on a several other modules as well. – AppDreamer Dec 04 '18 at 18:12

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 29 '19 at 08:14

0

I encountered a similar problem when installing suds. I solved it by first executing 'pip install client'.

answered Jan 29 '19 at 08:14

struggle6688