[osx, zsh] {...}/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh:192: no such file or directory: {...}/scripts/powerline-config

[oluckyman]

After installation by this guide I have an error when open new terminal window:

/Users/oluckyman/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh:192: no such file or directory: /Users/oluckyman/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/scripts/powerline-config  
/Users/oluckyman/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh:196: no such file or directory: /Users/oluckyman/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/scripts/powerline-config

[ZyX-I]

That “guide” contains no information about powerline installation. Based on the path seen here I think that you have installed powerline via pip, but have not added relevant path to $PATH.

[oluckyman]

Yes, I have installed via pip: pip install --user git+git://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline.
What path should I add to $PATH?

[ZyX-I]

I do not know. You should check out pip show -f powerline-status for the list of installed files and figure the PATH yourself. Or consult google, you need something like “mac os x pip executables path”.

[ZyX-I]

Most likely it is the path from the error messages with lib/python/… replaced with just bin.

[oluckyman]

I added $HOME/Library/Python/2.7/bin to the $PATH and now it works! Thank you Nikolai.
But I don't understand why there is nothing about it in the Docs.

[ZyX-I]

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On November 24, 2014 12:13:25 PM EAT, oluckyman notifications@github.com wrote:

I added "$HOME/Library/Python/2.7/bin" to the $PATH and now it works!
Thank you Nikolai.
But I don't understand why there is nothing about it in the
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Because setting up proper pip environment is none of our business. I also have no idea how to get the proper path except for "guess from pip show -f", "guess from error message" and "google it".
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[ZyX-I]

I can actually add this to troubleshooting, but I like neither of ways to get proper $PATH. I think I will add just something like “Make sure pip executables path is in $PATH… it usually looks something like ~/.local/bin (linux), ~/Library/Python/{python_version}/bin (OS X)”.

[oluckyman]

It would be great. Thanks!

[shiningbridge]

actually my pip is installed here

$ which pip
/usr/local/bin/pip

but using pip to install powerline lead to a totally different folder.
without --user option
installed in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/
and exe I couldn't remember but definitely NOT in /usr/local/bin/ as pip does.

with --user option
installed in ~/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/powerline/
and exe in ~/Library/Python/2.7/bin/

This is where I append the $PATH and make powerline-config work.

So I doubt add a note would work for me. :(