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any idea how to update python PIP on a windows box?

Asked 2010-12-07T18:02:35.747
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pip install --upgrade pip doesn't work because the windows FS is brain damaged and won't let you delete an open file.

I've tried setting my environment to the virtualenv that I want to update and then running from a different pip, but that fails with:

(jm) E:\python\jm>c:\Python26\Scripts\pip install --upgrade pip
Downloading/unpacking pip
  Running setup.py egg_info for package pip
    warning: no previously-included files matching '*.txt' found under directory 'docs\_build'
    no previously-included directories found matching 'docs\_build\_sources'
Installing collected packages: pip
  Found existing installation: pip 0.7.1
    Uninstalling pip:
      Successfully uninstalled pip
  Running setup.py install for pip
    warning: no previously-included files matching '*.txt' found under directory 'docs\_build'
    no previously-included directories found matching 'docs\_build\_sources'
    Installing pip-script.py script to c:\Python26\Scripts
    Installing pip.exe script to c:\Python26\Scripts
    Installing pip.exe.manifest script to c:\Python26\Scripts
    Installing pip-2.6-script.py script to c:\Python26\Scripts
    Installing pip-2.6.exe script to c:\Python26\Scripts
    Installing pip-2.6.exe.manifest script to c:\Python26\Scripts
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg\pip\basecommand.py", line 120, in main
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg\pip\commands\install.py", line 165, in run
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg\pip\req.py", line 1251, in install
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg\pip\req.py", line 466, in commit_uninstall
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg\pip\req.py", line 1549, in commit
  File "c:\Python26\lib\shutil.py", line 216, in rmtree
    rmtree(fullname, ignore_errors, onerror)
  File "c:\Python26\lib\shutil.py", line 216, in rmtree
    rmtree(f
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easy_install -U pip

:-)

answered 2010-12-07T18:05:55.233

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