I installed python26 using macports, so the correct python on my system is /opt/local/bin/python
However, when I do
sudo pip install <packagename>
It gives me
sudo pip install <somepackage>
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/pip-1.0.1-py2.6.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 126, in main
self.run(options, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/pip-1.0.1-py2.6.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 215, in run
import setuptools
ImportError: No module named setuptools
Storing complete log in /Users/navin/.pip/pip.log
And so, I suspect that it is using the system python. I've installed distribute (which contains setuptools) via their site instructions. I installed pip via an installer as well. I somehow managed to clobber the setuptools for the system python I think, so that's why I'm having this problem now :(
What do I do to get pip working again?
Remove pip from /usr/local/bin with sudo rm /usr/local/bin/pip.
If you have installed pip with macports, which pip should then show /opt/local/bin/pip. If not, install pip again by following the instructions here. As long as which python shows the /opt/local installation, it should work. If it doesn't, you will need to edit your PATH env variable.