why does python-pip require an older version of python?

[yaconsult]

Shouldn't there be a python-pip for python 2.7? What is the best solution?

root@raspberrypi:~# python -V
Python 2.7.3
root@raspberrypi:~# apt-get install python-pip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python2.6 python2.6-minimal
Suggested packages:
python2.6-doc binfmt-support
Recommended packages:
python-dev-all
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python-pip python2.6 python2.6-minimal
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 13.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
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[metachris]

You can also install pip with python-setuptools (which includes the 'easy_install' command):

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sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
sudo easy_install pip

Sidenote: If you are running Python 3 or multiple Python versions at the same time, use the specific easy_install (eg. 'easy_install3.2' or 'easy_install2.7').

Yet another way to install pip is via the get-pip.py script from the official repo:

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wget https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py
sudo python get-pip.py

[yaconsult]

Thanks! I used easy-install. I guess the disadvantage is that it won't be automatically upgraded with python. Shouldn't the repo version have been updated to 2.7 when python was?

[cae2100]

most plugins arent developed by python developers, rather third party developers, so no, they wont be updated with new python versions. in all honesty, I dont really see any difference between using 2.6 and 2.7 other than a few bug fixes, and even at that, you never actually see them anyhow.

[ShunJianLee]

May i know how to reinstalling pip? thanks

[DougieLawson]

May i know how to reinstalling pip? thanks

If it's been completely removed
sudo apt-get install python{,3}-pip

If pip is installed and working you can use pip to upgrade pip.
sudo pip install -U pip