Python, Solaris 10, pip install complains about absent pkg_resources

[Don Walters]

Thanks;  I installed CSW python2.7, and now pip works.

Next, I'll give openpyxl a try :-)

—donw


On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Don Walters <djwalters at gmail.com> wrote:

> I want to use openpyxl for writing excel files via python.
>
> I've got 25 years unix shell scripting, but am green at python.
>
> I did:
>      pip install openpyxl
> and received:
>      Traceback (most recent call last):
>        File "/usr/bin/pip", line 8, in <module>
>          from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
>      ImportError: No module named pkg_resources
>
> Oddly, I notice there _is_ a directory called "pkg_resources" located at:
>      /opt/csw/lib/python2.6/site-packages
>
> ​I'm sure there's a "python.cfg" file or something I need to edit to tell
> python where to look.
>
> Can someone please give me the hint?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Don W.
>
>
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