get-pip.py fail to install setuptools

[aodag]

AFAIK, current get-pip.py installs setuptools when not installed that.
But current version setuptools doesn't have wheel format distribution.
That caused error below::

$ python get-pip.py 
Downloading/unpacking pip
  Using download cache from /home/aodag/.pip/eggs/https%3A%2F%2Fpypi.python.org%2Fpackages%2Fpy2.py3%2Fp%2Fpip%2Fpip-1.5.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Downloading/unpacking setuptools
  Using download cache from /home/aodag/.pip/eggs/https%3A%2F%2Fpypi.python.org%2Fpackages%2Fsource%2Fs%2Fsetuptools%2Fsetuptools-2.1.2.tar.gz
Cleaning up...
setuptools must be installed to install from a source distribution
Storing debug log for failure in /home/aodag/.pip/pip.log

Is that pip's bug? Or problem of setuptools releases?

[qwcode]

setuptools had been releasing wheels consistently up until a few days ago.
I'll open an issue over there.

[qwcode]

https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/issue/145/no-wheels-for-last-2-releases

[qwcode]

in the mean time, you can install setuptools using the pure-setuptools instructions, then use get-pip
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/#installation-instructions

[aodag]

OK, I know ez_setup.
I understand why get-pip.py fails installing setuptools.

[qwcode]

@aodag hey, I'm going to leave open for the sake of others until setuptools has the wheel released again. hopefully tomorrow.

[dideler]

Looks like this has been fixed (I ran into the same issue last night). Should be safe to close now.

[aodag]

OK, I confirmed that get-pip.py installs setuptools formated wheel.