Example of call from virtualenv: sakal@sakal:~$ cd /tmp sakal@sakal:/tmp$ virtualenv test_pip New python executable in test_pip/bin/python Installing distribute.............................................................................................................................................................................................done. Installing pip...............done. sakal@sakal:/tmp$ cd ./test_pip/ sakal@sakal:/tmp/test_pip$ source ./bin/activate (test_pip)sakal@sakal:/tmp/test_pip$ pip search zlib Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/test_pip/bin/pip", line 9, in <module> load_entry_point('pip==1.1', 'console_scripts', 'pip')() File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/distribute-0.6.24-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 337, in load_entry_point return get_distribution(dist).load_entry_point(group, name) File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/distribute-0.6.24-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 2279, in load_entry_point return ep.load() File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/distribute-0.6.24-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 1989, in load entry = __import__(self.module_name, globals(),globals(), ['__name__']) File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.1-py2.7.egg/pip/__init__.py", line 11, in <module> from pip.basecommand import command_dict, load_command, load_all_commands, command_names File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.1-py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 12, in <module> from pip.download import urlopen File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.1-py2.7.egg/pip/download.py", line 15, in <module> from pip.vcs import vcs File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.1-py2.7.egg/pip/vcs/__init__.py", line 81, in <module> vcs = VcsSupport() File "/tmp/test_pip/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.1-py2.7.egg/pip/vcs/__init__.py", line 22, in __init__ urlparse.uses_fragment.extend(self.schemes) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'uses_fragment' (test_pip)sakal@sakal:/tmp/test_pip$
And example of call from non virtualenv: sakal@sakal:/tmp$ pip search zlib zc.zlibstorage - ZODB storage wrapper for zlib compression of database records zstream - streaming/generator interface for zlib in Cython sakal@sakal:/tmp$ Information about packages: sakal@sakal:/tmp$ dpkg -s python-pip Package: python-pip Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: python Installed-Size: 457 Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-t...@lists.alioth.debian.org> Architecture: all Version: 1.1-3 Depends: python2.6, python (>= 2.6.6-7~), python (<< 2.8), python-pkg-resources, python-setuptools (>= 0.6c1) Recommends: python-dev-all (>= 2.6), build-essential Description: alternative Python package installer pip is a replacement for easy_install, and is intended to be an improved Python package installer. It integrates with virtualenv, doesn't do partial installs, can save package state for replaying, can install from non-egg sources, and can install from version control repositories. Homepage: http://pip.openplans.org/ sakal@sakal:/tmp$ dpkg -s python-virtualenv Package: python-virtualenv Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: python Installed-Size: 2269 Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-t...@lists.alioth.debian.org> Architecture: all Version: 1.7.1.2-1 Depends: python-pkg-resources, python-setuptools, python2.7 | python2.6, python (>= 2.6.6-7~), python (<< 2.8) Recommends: python-pip (>= 0.7.2) Description: Python virtual environment creator The virtualenv utility creates virtual Python instances, each invokable with its own Python executable. Each instance can have different sets of modules, installable via easy_install. Virtual Python instances can also be created without root access. Homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv sakal@sakal:/tmp$ sakal@sakal:/tmp$ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:cxx-3.0-amd64:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-amd64:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-amd64:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-amd64:cxx-4.0-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-amd64:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-amd64:desktop-4.0-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-amd64:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.1-amd64:graphics-4.1-noarch:languages-3.2-amd64:languages-3.2-noarch:languages-4.0-amd64:languages-4.0-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:multimedia-3.2-amd64:multimedia-3.2-noarch:multimedia-4.0-amd64:multimedia-4.0-noarch:multimedia-4.1-amd64:multimedia-4.1-noarch:printing-3.2-amd64:printing-3.2-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch:printing-4.1-amd64:printing-4.1-noarch:qt4-3.1-amd64:qt4-3.1-noarch:security-4.0-amd64:security-4.0-noarch:security-4.1-amd64:security-4.1-noarch Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) Release: unstable Codename: sid -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org