Can't install via pip because of egg_info error
Found out what was wrong. I never installed the setuptools for python, so it was missing some vital files, like the egg ones.
If you find yourself having my issue above, download this file and then in powershell or command prompt, navigate to ez_setup’s directory and execute the command and this will run the file for you:
$ [sudo] python ez_setup.py
If you still need to install pip at this point, run:
$ [sudo] easy_install pip
easy_install was part of the setuptools, and therefore wouldn't work for installing pip.
Then, pip will successfully install django with the command:
$ [sudo] pip install django
Hope I saved someone the headache I gave myself!
~Zorpix
Try these:
pip install --upgrade setuptools or easy_install -U setuptools
For me reinstalling and then upgrading the pip worked.
Reinstall pip by using below command or following link How do I install pip on macOS or OS X?
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o - | python
Upgrade pip after it's installed
pip install -U pip