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How install happybase

I cannot install happybase on Ubuntu linux 12.04, Python 2.7. I've tried pip install happybase. but I get an error. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

The error is:

error: invalid command 'egg_info'
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option:
Solution

  • Upgrade the setuptools:

    pip install --upgrade setuptools

    If not try this: 

    easy_install -U setuptools