Pip not working on Cygwin

cygwin, pip, python

Solution

I had this exact problem, and by following the link @iljau posted, I saw the recommendation to install the `libuuid-devel` and the `binutils` packages on Cygwin, and it solved the problem for me.

Problem

I am trying to get Flask working under Cygwin, but I am unable to get pip to work. I succesfully managed to get easy_install working and even used that to install pip. As far as I can tell the install went well. Here is the output: ``` $ easy_install pip Searching for pip Best match: pip 1.5.2 Processing pip-1.5.2-py2.7.egg pip 1.5.2 is already the active version in easy-install.pth Installing pip script to /usr/bin Installing pip2.7 script to /usr/bin Installing pip2 script to /usr/bin Using /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.2-py2.7.egg Processing dependencies for pip Finished processing dependencies for pip ``` However when I try to do anything via pip, it doesn't do anything. For example: ``` $ pip install flask ``` There is no output. I'm really not sure where to start.

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