Can't install glastopf on Ubuntu 14.04: NameError: name 'sys_platform' is not defined

[exabrial]

Doesn't working either from pip or source:

jonathan.fisher@glastopf:/opt/glastopf$ sudo python setup.py install
Extracting in /tmp/tmpQQz1IW
Now working in /tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35
Building a Distribute egg in /opt/glastopf
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 248, in <module>
    scripts = scripts,
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line 111, in setup
    _setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/setuptools/dist.py", line 225, in __init__
    _Distribution.__init__(self,attrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 287, in __init__
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/setuptools/dist.py", line 257, in finalize_options
    ep.require(installer=self.fetch_build_egg)
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/pkg_resources.py", line 2027, in require
    working_set.resolve(self.dist.requires(self.extras),env,installer))
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/pkg_resources.py", line 2237, in requires
    dm = self._dep_map
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/pkg_resources.py", line 2466, in _dep_map
    self.__dep_map = self._compute_dependencies()
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/pkg_resources.py", line 2499, in _compute_dependencies
    common = frozenset(reqs_for_extra(None))
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/pkg_resources.py", line 2496, in reqs_for_extra
    if req.marker_fn(override={'extra':extra}):
  File "/tmp/tmpQQz1IW/distribute-0.6.35/_markerlib/markers.py", line 109, in marker_fn
    return eval(compiled_marker, environment)
  File "<environment marker>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'sys_platform' is not defined
/opt/glastopf/distribute-0.6.35-py2.7.egg
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 2, in <module>
    use_setuptools()
  File "/opt/glastopf/distribute_setup.py", line 152, in use_setuptools
    return _do_download(version, download_base, to_dir, download_delay)
  File "/opt/glastopf/distribute_setup.py", line 132, in _do_download
    _build_egg(egg, tarball, to_dir)
  File "/opt/glastopf/distribute_setup.py", line 123, in _build_egg
    raise IOError('Could not build the egg.')
IOError: Could not build the egg.

[glaslos]

Try pip install --upgrade setuptools

[exabrial]

jonathan.fisher@glastopf:~$ sudo pip install --upgrade setuptools
Requirement already up-to-date: setuptools in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
Cleaning up...

[katkad]

hello,

I use Ubuntu 14.04, and could not reproduce
which version of python do you use ?

[katkad]

maybe install distribute manually:
wget https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-0.6.35.tar.gz
tar -xzvf distribute-0.6.35.tar.gz
cd distribute-0.6.35
python setup.py install

[katkad]

I was able to reproduce, after reinstalling pip
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1306991

I had to do:

rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/distribute-0.7.3-py2.7.egg-info/
rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools*

and install distribute 0.6.35 like in previous comment to make glastopf installation work

[exabrial]

Did the exact same thing. I uninstalled python-pip, installed pip manually, removed distribute and setuptools, manually installed distribute, then the pip install glastopf was successful.

[ghost]

@exabrial
I am getting the same error as you -> tryed to use your solution, yet didn't successed.
i am using debian 8 "Jessie" Python 2.7.9, GCC 4.9.2 -- > any suggestions ?

[exabrial]

Ah shoot this was so long ago I can't remember. I'll look tomorrow and see if the bash history still exists and paste it here.