Python doesn't install modules?

Question

I can't seem to get a module installed with Python 2.7.3, or well, a lot of modules in fact. When I download the module, and then run "python setup.py install" from the folder, it looks like it installs - however, trying to import the module does not work. So, I went ahead and looked in site-packages - the only thing I found was the .egg file, which is not helpful in any way. Then, I did a search for the module in the entire folder of Python2.7, results: the .egg file and something totally unrelated. I have gotten some modules installed in the past (twill, BeautifulSoup, and a few others), some partially installed (pyglet, installed and in the folder, however running doesn't work) and then there's a whole load of modules that just don't install. They create a .egg file and that's it. Done. Nothing else. It's really annoying, so I'm wondering what could cause the issue?

The module I was trying to install was the feedparser module.

Edit : After doing >>>help() and then modules, it's not showing up there either.

Answer 1

You can use pip as a module (package) manager, better that installing things manually. http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/basics/python-pip-usage

Plus using virtualenv is a good practice. http://virtualenv.readthedocs.org/en/latest/virtualenv.html