Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\sanja\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ppc44asr\googleapis-common-protos\

[sbhadr]

1. Windows 10
2. Python 3.6.2
3. N/A
4. Stacktrace

C:\Users\sanja\Desktop\Sapphire\api>pip install --upgrade gcloud
Collecting gcloud
  Downloading gcloud-0.18.3.tar.gz (454kB)
    100% |████████████████████████████████| 460kB 1.0MB/s
Requirement already up-to-date: httplib2>=0.9.1 in c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages (from gcloud)
Collecting googleapis-common-protos (from gcloud)
  Using cached googleapis-common-protos-1.5.2.tar.gz
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
        from setuptools.extern.six.moves import filter, filterfalse, map
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\extern\__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
        from pkg_resources.extern import VendorImporter
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 3017, in <module>
        @_call_aside
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 3003, in _call_aside
        f(*args, **kwargs)
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 3045, in _initialize_master_working_set
        dist.activate(replace=False)
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2577, in activate
        declare_namespace(pkg)
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2151, in declare_namespace
        _handle_ns(packageName, path_item)
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2091, in _handle_ns
        _rebuild_mod_path(path, packageName, module)
      File "c:\users\sanja\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2120, in _rebuild_mod_path
        orig_path.sort(key=position_in_sys_path)
    AttributeError: '_NamespacePath' object has no attribute 'sort'

    ----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\sanja\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-ppc44asr\googleapis-common-protos\

5. Refer to #6
6. pip install gcloud or pip install --upgrade gcloud

Looking for a solution,
Thanks in advance.

[sbhadr]

Side note: Also occurs when installing pyrebase through pip (pip install pyrebase).

[dhermes]

@Sanjay-B You have an out of date version of setuptools, sorry for the inconvenience (and hard to understand error).

Simply pip install --upgrade setuptools

If it doesn't work, we can re-open and discuss. Pre-emptively closing since the issue seems clear.

[dhermes]

For anyone who comes here, see #2990 (comment).

[dawong8]

When I run pip install --upgrade setuptools, I get

Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 342, in run
    prefix=options.prefix_path,
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 778, in install
    requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 754, in uninstall
    paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm)
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_uninstall.py", line 115, in remove
    renames(path, new_path)
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 267, in renames
    shutil.move(old, new)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 299, in move
    copytree(src, real_dst, symlinks=True)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 208, in copytree
    raise Error, errors
Error: [('/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/markers.pyc', '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/markers.pyc', "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/markers.pyc'"), ('/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/__init__.py', '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/__init__.py', "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/__init__.py'"), ('/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/markers.py', '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/markers.py', "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/markers.py'"), ('/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/__init__.pyc', '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/__init__.pyc', "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib/__init__.pyc'"), ('/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib', '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib', "[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/var/folders/7n/w1bdv55j4tv4lqb71wk2xv0c0000gn/T/pip-gukfzS-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/_markerlib'")]

What happened? :(

[dhermes]

You can't overwrite some packages owned by system Python on OS X (i.e. the python binary that lives in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/..., which you can see if you ask for sys.executable in the interpreter). Using system Python on OS X is not really a good idea, because it can't be updated. Instead, I recommend one of the following approaches (in this order):

• using pyenv so you can manage your own Python install
• installing directly with .pkg files from python.org
• using conda / Anaconda / Miniconda
• using Homebrew Python

[ApsRajput]

hello dawong8,
its permission problem, try 'sudo pip install --upgrade setuptools'

sudo apt-get install python3.6-dev libmysqlclient-dev

[fishruti]

Hello guys,

The problem is ONLY with Python 3.7 . When I moved back to Python 3.6 I was able to install !! :D :D

[EllisDykij]

(I'm using/have only eve4r used 3.6, but am still unable to install)

[rahul6612]

ma ka bhosara koi batayega dhang se sab kar liya phir v error aa rha

[srish]

@rahul6612 Please mind your language. Contributors and users of these libraries are not sitting idle and their purpose is not solely to support your problems. Because people all over the world speaking and writing different languages interact on this thread does not mean that you can get away with using verbal abuse. Please maintain an etiquette next time and have patience when seeking help in a public forum.

[sbhadr]

Keep this on topic. Meant as a solution for others having this problem. Be mindful.