Installing pip using easy_install

Question

I don't have root access and i want to install python from scratch. So I downloaded the python source code and compiled it. Next I wanted to install pip. But when I ran python get-pip.py I got this error:

ImportError: cannot import name HTTPSHandler

Not having root access then I couldn't install stuff needed. So I thought maybe I can install pip with easy_install so I went and installed setuptools which has easy_install. But when I run easy_install pip I get this error:

Searching for pip
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/
Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/: unknown url type: https -- Some packages may not be found!
Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)
Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/
Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/: unknown url type: https -- Some packages may not be found!
No local packages or download links found for pip
error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')

So now how to install pip? I'm really going crazy!

Edit: I can't use virutalenv

Answer 1

try this to install pip : "easy_install-2.7 -U --user pip"

**another important info**  

To install pip on Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint:

$ sudo apt-get install python-pip 

To install pip on Fedora:

$ sudo yum install python-pip 

To install pip on CentOS, first enable EPEL repository, and then run:

$ sudo yum install python-pip 

To install pip on Archlinux:

$ sudo pacman -S python-pip 

Answer 2

This isn't precisely answering original question but if you're unfortunate enough to be trying to install pip with easy_install on centos6, I hope this helps.

This used to work but now fails with below error:

$ docker run -ti centos:6 bash -c 'yum install -y python-setuptools && easy_install pip'
...
Installed:
  python-setuptools.noarch 0:0.6.10-3.el6                                                                                                                       

Complete!
Searching for pip
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/
Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)
Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/
No local packages or download links found for pip
error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')

I guess http://pypi.python.org got serious about requiring https. If you make this little hack then easy_install pip works. sed --in-place 's#http://pypi.python.org#https://pypi.python.org#g' /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py

Answer 3

For those who have no root access, here is how I solved the issue.

1. Download Python (Gzipped source tarball).

2. Unzip and cd to the Python source directory.

3. Configure with the "--with-ensurepip=install" flag, e.g.,

   ./configure --prefix=[your-specified-dir] --with-zlib-dir=/usr/lib64 --with-ensurepip=install
   

4. make & make install

5. Now you should have a working but out-dated pip. To get the latest pip, download the get-pip.py file and run python get-pip.py

Now you should have the latest pip. Enjoy. :)