Error: Django Python setup.py egg_info failed

In this Python Django tutorial, we are going to discuss setup.py_info failed error in Python Django. We will see ahead why this error occurs and how to fix it and what steps should be taken to fix this error.

Reasons: “python setup.py egg_info” failing with error code 1

In our Python Django projects we use many packages like numpy, pandas, and matplotlib. We install these packages with the help of package managers but, sometimes we face “setup.py egg_info failed” while installing the packages.

Now let’s look at the reasons why this error occurs.

• Not upgrading the pip package manager is one of the most common reasons we often get this error “python setup.py egg_info” failed with error code 1 while installing new packages. To sort out this use the python -m pip install -–upgrade pip command in your terminal to upgrade the pip.
• Using an old version of the setup tools can be a reason to get this error. Setup tools are a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow developers to build and distribute Python packages more. So, it’s important to install the latest version.
• If the ez_setup module is missing from your system then also it returns the error “setup.py egg_info failed”.

We have seen the reasons why the “setup.py egg_info failed” error occurs and now we are going to discuss how to fix this error in the further steps.

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Solutions: “python setup.py egg_info” failing with error code 1

Upgrade pip

To upgrade pip open the command prompt as an administrator and run the below command in the terminal.

-m pip install -–upgrade pip 

if using the old version of pip was the reason to get the “python setup.py egg_info” error, so after upgrading you will not face this error.

Upgrade Setup tools

Setup tools also require updates as the same pip package manager. If Non-updated setup tools were the reason you were getting the error “python setup.py egg_info” then follow the below step.

Open the command prompt as an administrator and run the following command in the command prompt terminal to upgrade setup tools.

pip install -upgrade setuptools

After running this command setup tools will be get updated and at the time of installing any packages you won’t get the “python setup.py egg_info” error.

Installing ez_setup

When ez_setup is not installed in our system is one of the reasons “python setup.py egg_info” fails with error code 1. We will install ez_setup in our system using the pip command.

Open the command prompt as an administrator and run the below command.

pip install ez_setup 

Conclusion

In this Python Django tutorial, we learned about the reasons for the occurrence of the “python setup.py egg_info” error and later discussed the methods to solve this error.

We also learned about the installation of ez_setup and understood its functionalities. We have also seen the upgradation of the pip package manager and setup tools.

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