Installing basemap: setup.py encounters an error

Question

I followed the rules here to install basemap step by step. But error occured at last.

When I typed the command: python setup.py, an erorr appears as follows:

gddxz@ubuntu:~/Downloads/basemap-1.0.7$ python setup.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 92, in <module>
    if sys.argv[1] not in ['sdist','clean']:
IndexError: list index out of range
gddxz@ubuntu:~/Downloads/basemap-1.0.7$ 

If there is anyone encountering the similar problem? Any help will be much appreciated!

Answer 1

似乎有效：“ python setup.py install”

Answer 2

The problem is that this command requires at least one parameter. According to the instructions you should execute python setup.py install .