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:userspimappdatalocaltemppip_build_Pimnumpy
Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:Python27libsite-packagespip-1.4.1-py2.7.eggmldgzbasecommand.py", line 134, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "C:Python27libsite-packagespip-1.4.1-py2.7.eggmldgzcommandsinstall.py", line 236, in run
requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
File "C:Python27libsite-packagespip-1.4.1-py2.7.eggmldgzreq.py", line 1134, in prepare_files
req_to_install.run_egg_info()
File "C:Python27libsite-packagespip-1.4.1-py2.7.eggmldgzreq.py", line 259, in run_egg_info
command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
File "C:Python27libsite-packagespip-1.4.1-py2.7.eggmldgzutil.py", line 670, in call_subprocess
% (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
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 Miniconda (http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/index.html) and then go to a command-line and type conda install numpy (make sure your PATH includes the location conda was installed to).