setuptools on python3.0

Question

I was trying to install "setuptool" package for python3.0. But unfortunately while I try to install it says module names "dist" is missing. pls help me to resolve this issue.

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EDIT AS OF MARCH 2013:

please look below the accepted answer for a more upto date response by @LennartRegebro

Answer 1

Setuptools 0.7 and later supports Python 3.

Setuptools was in practice unmaintained for a long time, and this prompted several people to join together and make a fork, called "Distribute", which was ported to Python 3 since 2009.

However in 2013 the projects merged, and Setuptools and Distribute are now the same thing. Installing Distribute will install an empty package that does nothing but install Setuptools.

Answer 2

You can find them on the following two links: one for setuptools and another one for pip, enjoy!

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools

Answer 3

== This answer is outdated ==

It seems that setuptools is currently in the process of being ported to Python 3. Looks like there are some difficulties. This is explained in more detail by Lennart Regebro here:

http://regebro.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/setuptools-on-python-3-work-on-hold/

http://www.mail-archive.com/distutils-sig@python.org/msg07183.html

http://regebro.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/setuptools-and-easy_install-for-python-3