devstack errors

reinstall setuptools

stack@devstackmac:~/devstack$ sudo PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=/var/cache/pip HTTP_PROXY= HTTPS_PROXY= NO_PROXY= /usr/local/bin/pip install --build=/tmp/pip-build.RMFAI 'prettytable>=0.7'
The directory '/home/stack/.cache/pip/log' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the debug log has been disabled. Please check the permissions and owner of that directory. If executing pip with sudo, you may want the -H flag.
The directory '/home/stack/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled. Please check the permissions and owner of that directory. If executing pip with sudo, you may want the -H flag.
DEPRECATION: --download-cache has been deprecated and will be removed in the future. Pip now automatically uses and configures its cache.
The directory '/home/stack/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled. Please check the permissions and owner of that directory. If executing pip with sudo, you may want the -H flag.
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 232, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 339, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 229, in prepare_files
    req_to_install.check_if_exists()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 931, in check_if_exists
    self.satisfied_by = pkg_resources.get_distribution(self.req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 461, in get_distribution
    dist = get_provider(dist)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 341, in get_provider
    return working_set.find(moduleOrReq) or require(str(moduleOrReq))[0]
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 870, in require
    needed = self.resolve(parse_requirements(requirements))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 740, in resolve
    env = Environment(self.entries)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 927, in __init__
    self.scan(search_path)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 957, in scan
    self.add(dist)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 973, in add
    if self.can_add(dist) and dist.has_version():
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2658, in has_version
    self.version
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2466, in version
    for line in self._get_metadata(self.PKG_INFO):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2510, in _get_metadata
    for line in self.get_metadata_lines(name):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1927, in get_metadata_lines
    return yield_lines(self.get_metadata(name))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1921, in get_metadata
    with open(self.path,'rU') as f:
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools.egg-info'


Solution:
sudo rm /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools.egg-info
sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-setuptools 

Thank you very much for posting this 👍

Thanks a million for posting this !!!

many thanks ! 👍

+1

😄

many thanks ! :D

Super. Thank you ! ✊

Working off of the master branch of devstack, I had this error today and fixed it with one of the lines you posted, sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-setuptools . Thank you!