Why can't `virtualenv` find `pkg_resources`?
pkg-resources, python, python-wheel, virtualenv
Solution
I had the same problem when trying to run virtualenv, found out the virtualenv was installed in /home/{user}/install/lib/python2.7/site-packages while the python was pointing to /home/{user}/install/bin/virtualenv - you should know this by running
which virtualenv
So I had to uninstall and reinstall virtualenv
pip uninstall virtualenv
pip install virtualenv
This worked for me.
Problem
I'm trying to use virtualenv in Ubuntu to install a local virtual Python environment. When I run the shell command: ``` $ virtualenv ./virt_python ``` It throws an exception that it can't import `pkg_resources`. But when I open a Python shell and `from pkg_resources import load_entry_point` it runs fine. For reference, the complete stacktrace is below. ``` $ virtualenv ./virt_python New python executable in ./virt_python/bin/python Installing setuptools............done. Installing pip....... Complete output from command /home/rpsharp/local/...hon/bin/easy_install /usr/local/lib/pytho...pport/pip-1.1.tar.gz: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/rpsharp/local/workspace/invest-natcap.invest-3/virt_python/bin/easy_install", line 5, in <module> from pkg_resources import load_entry_point ImportError: No module named pkg_resources ---------------------------------------- ...Installing pip...done. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/virtualenv", line 9, in <module> load_entry_point('virtualenv==1.7.1.2', 'console_scripts', 'virtualenv')() File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/virtualenv.py", line 928, in main never_download=options.never_download) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/virtualenv.py", line 1042, in create_environment install_pip(py_executable, search_dirs=search_dirs, never_download=never_download) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/virtualenv.py", line 640, in install_pip filter_stdout=_filter_setup) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/virtualenv.py", line 1006, in call_subprocess % (cmd_desc, proc.returncode)) OSError: Command /home/rpsharp/local/...hon/bin/easy_install /usr/local/lib/pytho...pport/pip-1.1.tar.gz failed with error code 1 ``` I tried the solution proposed here https://stackoverflow.com/a/10538412/42897 but it didn't have any effect.