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So I'm trying get easy_install for Python 3.2.5. It seems like here: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute/ or here: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.6c11 could be the place to go.

However, using setuptools I've replicated the following error: "ez_setup.py" syntax error. After fixing it, and another error involving the print function, I receive yet more syntax errors. The person who asked the question is told to use distribute instead. However, the page for this says it's deprecated. I try it nonetheless using advice from this question: Python 3, easy_install, pip and pypi however, more syntax errors.

Please can someone tell me how to install easy install?!

Thanks

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Distribute has indeed been deprecated by the new setuptools version 0.7.x series.

Install the latest setuptools version 0.7.4:

wget https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/0.7.4/ez_setup.py -O - | python3.2

As of the 0.7 release the Distribute project was merged back into the setuptools library:

0.7

  • Merged Setuptools and Distribute. See docs/merge.txt for details.

See the indicated merge.txt document online.

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