Recommend to use pip instead of easy_install

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From uwe.fech...@gmail.com on 2013-05-20T04:38:12Z

Spyder Version: 2.2.0
Python Version: 2.7.3
Qt Version: 4.8.1, PyQt4 (API v2) 4.9.1 on Linux

I installed Spyder on Ubuntu 12.04 using easy_install -U spyder .

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Launch spyder
   1. Press the F1 key. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? Expected output: The help file should be displayed.
      I see instead: Could not find "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dis.../lib/spyderlib/doc/index.html".

Please provide any additional information below

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Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/issues/detail?id=1399

[spyder-bot]

From ccordoba12 on 2013-06-28T22:04:06Z

Thanks for reporting. I'll see what we can do about it

Labels: MS-v2.2.1 Cat-Miscelleneous

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From ccordoba12 on 2013-07-05T10:12:45Z

Uwe, I verified that our docs are not installed, as you reported, but only when using

easy_install -U spyder

If you use

pip install -U spyder

then there is no problem.

Unfortunately I'm not a setuptools guru, so I don't know how to fix it. Besides, most people recommend these days to use "pip" over "easy_install" because it's a better package manager, so that's my recommendation for you too.

I'm marking this issue as "HelpNeeded" until someone decides to give us a hand and fix it, sorry.

Summary: Spyder documentation is not installed when using easy_install (was: Help (F1) is not working on Ubuntu 12.04)
Status: HelpNeeded
Labels: -Priority-Medium -MS-v2.2.1 Priority-Low

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From uwe.fech...@gmail.com on 2013-07-05T10:55:01Z

I would accept if you mark this issue as fixed (it works for me now), after you have updated the installation hints for Linux at: https://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/wiki/Installation There it is currently suggested to use easy_install.

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From ccordoba12 on 2013-07-06T08:38:11Z

Ok, thanks Uwe for the recommendation. I'm going to do it right now.

Summary: Recommend to use pip instead of easy_install (was: Spyder documentation is not installed when using easy_install)
Status: Accepted
Labels: -Priority-Low Priority-Medium MS-v2.2.1

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From ccordoba12 on 2013-07-06T19:08:25Z

This issue was updated by revision 83635bfd2c53 .

Status: Fixed