easy_install crashed with ImportError in setup.py: No module named ez_setup

[Janne Kronbäck]

Ran `sudo easy_install python-ant-downloader`

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: python-setuptools 0.6.24-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic 3.2.11
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 18 14:48:56 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/easy_install
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/easy_install python-ant-downloader
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/easy_install', 'python-ant-downloader']
SourcePackage: distribute
Title: easy_install crashed with ImportError in setup.py: No module named ez_setup
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-17 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

[Janne Kronbäck (janne-kronback)]

Fixed by running `sudo easy_install ez_setup` first.
Guess there is a dependency breakage in within easy_install itself?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.