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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