pip fails to install numpy error code 1

Question

I'm trying to install numpy using pip. When I type pip install numpy in the command prompt it goes to work but won't install the file and returns an error code 1. I am using windows 8 64-Bit and python 2.7.This is the final bit of the error message

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Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim\numpy

Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\basecommand.py", line 134, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\commands\install.py", line 236, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\req.py", line 1134, in prepare_files
    req_to_install.run_egg_info()
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\req.py", line 259, in run_egg_info
    command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\util.py", line 670, in call_subprocess
    % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
InstallationError: Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim\numpy

Solution 1

Installing extension modules can be an issue with pip. This is why conda exists. conda is an open-source BSD-licensed cross-platform package manager. It can easily install NumPy.

Two options:

• Install Anaconda
• Install Miniconda and then go to a command-line and type conda install numpy (make sure your PATH includes the location conda was installed to).

Solution 2

I would guess this is due to pip 1.3 has a bug dealing with ssl. There is a link here.

Solution 3

Some File can not be installed with pip and need to be installed from your platform’s packages.

So You guys can try this if nth work up there MAC With Macports

sudo port install 'package' 

With Homebrew:

brew install 'Package'

Solution 4

if you are using python 3+ try to install with pip3

    pip3 install numpy

another thing (windows) make sure you have the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++

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