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Notes on Python, Django, and web development on Ubuntu Linux

    

How to install pip on Ubuntu

Pip is a better alternative to Easy Install for installing Python packages. For more information on pip and its companion, virtualenv, see my blog post: Notes on using pip and virtualenv with Django.

  • Install Easy Install
    sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev build-essential
  • Install pip
    sudo easy_install pip

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#1 bob commented on 2010-03-19:

too bad the version in the ubuntu reps is old as hell

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