I don't know if this project is even active anymore, but when I try to install it using pip on Windows, the following happens. I use Python 2.7.9 on Windows 7.
C:\Users\Deniz>pip install pywin
Downloading/unpacking pywin
Downloading pywin-0.3.1.zip
Running setup.py (path:c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\pywin
\setup.py) egg_info for package pywin
Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-0
.6.35.tar.gz
Extracting in c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4
Now working in c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35
Building a Distribute egg in c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Den
iz\pywin
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 248, in <module>
scripts = scripts,
File "C:\Python27\lib\distutils\core.py", line 111, in setup
_setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\setupt
ools\dist.py", line 225, in __init__
_Distribution.__init__(self,attrs)
File "C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 287, in __init__
self.finalize_options()
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\setupt
ools\dist.py", line 257, in finalize_options
ep.require(installer=self.fetch_build_egg)
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_re
sources.py", line 2027, in require
working_set.resolve(self.dist.requires(self.extras),env,installer))
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_re
sources.py", line 2237, in requires
dm = self._dep_map
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_re
sources.py", line 2466, in _dep_map
self.__dep_map = self._compute_dependencies()
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_re
sources.py", line 2499, in _compute_dependencies
common = frozenset(reqs_for_extra(None))
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_re
sources.py", line 2496, in reqs_for_extra
if req.marker_fn(override={'extra':extra}):
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\_marke
rlib\markers.py", line 109, in marker_fn
return eval(compiled_marker, environment)
File "<environment marker>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'sys_platform' is not defined
c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\pywin\distribute-0.6.35-py
2.7.egg
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 17, in <module>
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\pywin\setup.py", l
ine 4, in <module>
use_setuptools()
File "distribute_setup.py", line 152, in use_setuptools
return _do_download(version, download_base, to_dir, download_delay)
File "distribute_setup.py", line 132, in _do_download
_build_egg(egg, tarball, to_dir)
File "distribute_setup.py", line 123, in _build_egg
raise IOError('Could not build the egg.')
IOError: Could not build the egg.
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-0
.6.35.tar.gz
Extracting in c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4
Now working in c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35
Building a Distribute egg in c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\p
ywin
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 248, in <module>
scripts = scripts,
File "C:\Python27\lib\distutils\core.py", line 111, in setup
_setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\setuptools
\dist.py", line 225, in __init__
_Distribution.__init__(self,attrs)
File "C:\Python27\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 287, in __init__
self.finalize_options()
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\setuptools
\dist.py", line 257, in finalize_options
ep.require(installer=self.fetch_build_egg)
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_resour
ces.py", line 2027, in require
working_set.resolve(self.dist.requires(self.extras),env,installer))
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_resour
ces.py", line 2237, in requires
dm = self._dep_map
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_resour
ces.py", line 2466, in _dep_map
self.__dep_map = self._compute_dependencies()
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_resour
ces.py", line 2499, in _compute_dependencies
common = frozenset(reqs_for_extra(None))
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\pkg_resour
ces.py", line 2496, in reqs_for_extra
if req.marker_fn(override={'extra':extra}):
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\tmpehvbw4\distribute-0.6.35\_markerlib
\markers.py", line 109, in marker_fn
return eval(compiled_marker, environment)
File "<environment marker>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'sys_platform' is not defined
c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\pywin\distribute-0.6.35-py2.7.
egg
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 17, in <module>
File "c:\users\deniz\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\pywin\setup.py", line
4, in <module>
use_setuptools()
File "distribute_setup.py", line 152, in use_setuptools
return _do_download(version, download_base, to_dir, download_delay)
File "distribute_setup.py", line 132, in _do_download
_build_egg(egg, tarball, to_dir)
File "distribute_setup.py", line 123, in _build_egg
raise IOError('Could not build the egg.')
IOError: Could not build the egg.
----------------------------------------
Cleaning up...
Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\deniz\appd
ata\local\temp\pip_build_Deniz\pywin
Storing debug log for failure in C:\Users\Deniz\pip\pip.log
I don't know if this project is even active anymore, but when I try to install it using pip on Windows, the following happens. I use Python 2.7.9 on Windows 7.