pip fails to install numpy error code 1

Question

I'm trying to install numpy using pip. When I type pip install numpy in the command prompt it goes to work but won't install the file and returns an error code 1. I am using windows 8 64-Bit and python 2.7.This is the final bit of the error message

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Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim\numpy

Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\basecommand.py", line 134, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\commands\install.py", line 236, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\req.py", line 1134, in prepare_files
    req_to_install.run_egg_info()
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\req.py", line 259, in run_egg_info
    command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\util.py", line 670, in call_subprocess
    % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
InstallationError: Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim\numpy

Answer 1

Installing extension modules can be an issue with pip. This is why conda exists. conda is an open-source BSD-licensed cross-platform package manager. It can easily install NumPy.

Two options:

• Install Anaconda
• Install Miniconda and then go to a command-line and type conda install numpy (make sure your PATH includes the location conda was installed to).

Answer 2

I would guess this is due to pip 1.3 has a bug dealing with ssl. There is a link here.