I can confirm this bug in lucid. Relevant snippets:
$ apt-cache show python-pip | grep -E '^(Package|Version|Depends|Conflicts)' Package: python-pip Version: 0.3.1-1ubuntu2 Depends: python, python-central (>= 0.6.11), python-pkg-resources | python-setuptools (<< 0.6c8-1) $ dpkg --get-selections | grep -E '^python-(pip|pkg-resources|setuptools)' python-pip install python-pkg-resources install $ apt-cache show python-pkg-resources | grep -E '^(Package|Version|Depends|Conflicts)' Package: python-pkg-resources Version: 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 Depends: python (>= 2.6), python (<< 2.7), python-central (>= 0.6.11) Conflicts: python-setuptools (<< 0.6c8-3), python2.3-setuptools (<< 0.6b2), python2.4-setuptools (<< 0.6b2) $ sudo pip install pymazon Downloading/unpacking pymazon Running setup.py egg_info for package pymazon Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 3, in <module> ImportError: No module named setuptools.command Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 3, in <module> ImportError: No module named setuptools.command ---------------------------------------- Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 Storing complete log in ./pip-log.txt -- $ pip install <package> fails on missing setuptools https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556189 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs