How to install Python modules using setuptools (easy_install/pip) in Window

Setuptools is not included in the standard library. It introduced a command-line utility called easy_install. It also introduced the setuptools Python package that can be imported in your setup.py script, and the pkg_resources Python package that can be imported in your code to locate data files installed with a distribution.

You can download the setuptools in the following link. https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools

Once you unzip and using command prompt you can install using command prompt:

Python setup.py install

One you install you can see the relevant files such easy_install.py and pip.exe under script folder.

The following example show how to install or upgrade packages using pip command:

pip install <packagename>

The following example shows how to install Bottle module.

The following command are normal installation using easy_install.py in other environments

$ easy_install.py Package

$ easy_install.py http://sample.host/Package-X.Y.tar.gz

$ easy_install.py http://svn.sample.host/Package/trunk

Cheers!