DistutilsExtra problem

Question

I have installed Python 2.7, setuptools and python-distutils-extra.

When I try to run ./setup.py build to compile C I get following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./setup.py", line 26, in <module>
    from DistUtilsExtra.command import *
ImportError: No module named DistUtilsExtra.command

I beleive it has something to do with paths, but I am fairly new to Linux OS.

I am working on source /opt/project_name/bin/activate. It is a Django project.

Any ideas?

hoijui · Answer 1 · 2021-04-17T05:50:51.783

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nowadays (2020) it is this (Python v2):

sudo apt-get install python-distutils-extra

or this (Python v3):

sudo apt-get install python3-distutils-extra

edited Apr 17 '21 at 05:50

answered Jun 29 '20 at 08:49

hoijui

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This works for Ubuntu 20.04 – sergtech Jan 11 '21 at 00:06
On openSUSE: sudo zypper install python38-distutils-extra – Alex Krycek Apr 13 '21 at 18:00

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 06 '16 at 07:28

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As per this page, it is suggested to install python-apt through aptitude itself:

sudo apt-get install python-apt

answered Sep 06 '16 at 07:28

Tom

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