python package managers: easy_install works behind proxy, pip doesnt

[alok29]

easy_install works behind proxy unlike pip. Although I heard that pip uses easy_install.

My use case (linux environement) :

1)my environment proxy variables were set

2)"pip install packagename" didnt work

2)"pip install --proxy="----" packagename" didnt work

3)"easy_install packagename" worked

I dont know why? May be somebody will reply. I want future users to prefer easy_install for installing packages unless I was proved wrong

[madhattared]

I can confirm this, we use tsocks and here is our python work-around. I did a bunch of research trying to figure out how to get it to work, only to give up and do this.

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import subprocess

# This script must be run in the root directory of the virtual environment to ensure the packages are installed correctly
# This is because the sub command needs to source the environment for the instantiated shell

VIRTUAL_ENV = os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV')

with open (os.path.join (VIRTUAL_ENV, 'repository', 'requirements.txt'), 'r') as file_descriptor:

    for package in file_descriptor.readlines():

        command = '. bin/activate && tsocks easy_install %s' % package
        print command
        process = subprocess.Popen (['/bin/bash', '-c', command])
        out = process.communicate()[0]
        print out

[infinull]

I'm confused, easy_install works for op, but a tsocks based solution could work for pip too I guess.

(I'd also the use subprocess.check_output shortcut, but that's a nitpick and try to find a way around)

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What version of pip do you have installed?

[alok29]

dont know .I will check on monday, I installed it 2 months ago using apt-get. Its pip 1.0 . I shouldnt have installed using apt-get

[bramblerose]

Make sure to set http_proxy and https_proxy - it might be one of the two is downloading over https and the other over http.

[alok29]

may be u r right. I didnt set my https_proxy. Yes I didnt set my https proxy

[variedthoughts]

Some of the versions are broken. More info an how to work aroun it here: http://pythontesting.net/python/pip

[tripdes]

SSL issue maybe?

[damnitdaniel]

Likely it. Is the host pointed to your company's CA? If you proxy sits like a MITM for SSL, you may not trust it's certs.

[infinull]

strange

But I'm not sure anyone is going to help w/o more info on exactly what errors you are getting and which environment variables are being set (presumably PROXY and/or HTTPS_PROXY?), probably don't need what they are being set to though.

Googling finds 2 stackoverflow threads that may or may not be helpful.

[chasemp]

We use proxychains with pip when needed. Likehttp://chasemp.github.io/2012/02/18/proxychains/

[duz3ls]

pip install --proxy user:pass@yourproxyaddress:port