As I answered to your python-dev post, this is due to easy-install not
supporting wheel. The fix is easy - don't use easy-install.

-Rob

On 18 December 2015 at 06:27, Carlos Barera <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm using install_requires in setup.py to specify a specific package my
> project is dependant on.
> When running python setup.py install, apparently the simple index is used
> as an older package is taken from pypi. While in
> https://pypi.python.org/pypi, there's a newer package.
> When installing directly using pip, the latest package is installed
> successfully.
> I noticed that the new package is only available as a wheel and older
> versions of setup tools won't install wheels for install_requires.
> However, upgrading setuptools didn't help.
>
> Several questions:
> 1. What's the difference between the pypi simple index and the general
> pypi index?
> 2. Why is setup.py defaulting to the simple index?
> 3. How can I make the setup.py triggered install use the main pypi index
> instead of simple
>
> Thanks!
>
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