Problems with easy_install --upgrade pytz

Question

easy_install was good and very helpful. I have been using it. However, I found it unfunctioning today.

error msg:

#easy_install --upgrade pytz
-bash: /usr/local/bin/easy_install: /usr/bin/python2.6: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

I think it is caused by my reinstallation of python and the one I am using is python2.7

So, how can I fix this problem

Thanks

Answer 1

Open /usr/local/bin/easy_install in a text editor and examine the first line; you'll probably see something like this:

 #!/usr/bin/python2.6

This shebang line tells the kernel which command it should execute to evaluate the script body. The error message indicates that /usr/bin/python2.6 is missing.

To fix this and get a working easy_install script, at a minimum you'll need to install distribute using your Python 2.7 interpreter and reinstall the packages you depend on (eg pytz ).

Answer 2

easy_install is associated with a particular Python instance. Each Python instance needs to have its own copy. Thus you need to install a new version of easy_install for python2.7. It is supplied by either the traditional setuptools project or the more actively maintained Distribute project. Follow the installation instructions for either one.