Install mechanization with easy_install

Question

I just downloaded easy_install, but I had problems installing the mechanization, should I visit the package sites at any time. In the first attempt below, I got an error. in the second attempt below, I got a command that was not found, which is wierd, as I know for sure that it is loaded.

names-computer:~ names$ cd /Users/names/Desktop/ names-computer:~/Desktop names$ sh /Users/names/Desktop/mechanize-0.1.9-py2.5.egg /Users/names/Desktop/mechanize-0.1.9-py2.5.egg: /Users/names/Desktop/mechanize-0.1.9-py2.5.egg: cannot execute binary file names-computer:~/Desktop names$ easy_install mechanize -bash: easy_install: command not found 

Answer 1

On OS X, Python interpreter instances are usually installed as the so-called Framework assemblies, which means that the bin directory exists in the structure, which usually (but not always) is the installation location for python scripts such as easy_install . If you are not using the supplied Apple python (at / usr / bin /), which has its own easy_install instance, you must make sure that the bin bin directory of the desired python is located in PATH to search for the shell and precedes /usr/bin . In particular, if you are using python installed by the python.org installer, your PATH should look something like this:

 $ echo $PATH /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:/usr/bin:/bin 

This ensures that the correct easy_install is found first. If you are using Python for MacPorts, it should look like this:

 $ echo $PATH /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin 

EDIT: By the way, the egg you downloaded for Python 2.5, and judging by the previous question, you can use it with python 2.6. If you just use the command

 $ easy_install mechanize 

he should automatically load the proper egg, if available, or source, and complete the necessary assembly and installation steps.

Answer 2

 apt-get install python-setuptools 

This command will install easy_install on Ubuntu.

Answer 3

You do not need to download mechanize to install it with easy_install. You just go:

 /path/to/easy_install mechanize 

Your problem is that you are not actually calling easy_install.

 bash: easy_install: command not found 

This only works if easy_install is installed for standard Python on your system. obviously you installed it for another python. Find out where you actually installed it, and name it using the path. Done!

Answer 4

mechanize-0.1.9-py2.5.egg is just an archived file. In addition, you do not need to load the egg manually. easy_install will automatically extract the code for you and install it.

You can install easy_install using ez_setup.py , the boot script file that they provide.