easy_install crashed with ZipImportError in _get()

[Timo.Denissen]

Binary package hint: python-setuptools

1)
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10

2)
apt-cache policy python-setuptools
python-setuptools:
  Installed: 0.6c9-0ubuntu5
  Candidate: 0.6c9-0ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 0.6c9-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
sudo easy_install TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg -> install the egg

4)
sudo easy_install TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg
Processing TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg
Removing /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg
Copying TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg to /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages
TracHideVals 1.1 is already the active version in easy-install.pth

Installed /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg
Processing dependencies for TracHideVals==1.1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/easy_install", line 8, in <module>
    load_entry_point('setuptools==0.6c9', 'console_scripts', 'easy_install')()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1717, in main
    with_ei_usage(lambda:
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1705, in with_ei_usage
    return f()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1721, in <lambda>
    distclass=DistributionWithoutHelpCommands, **kw
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/distutils/core.py", line 152, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py", line 975, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/distutils/dist.py", line 995, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 229, in run
    self.easy_install(spec, not self.no_deps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 445, in easy_install
    return self.install_item(None, spec, tmpdir, deps, True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 496, in install_item
    self.process_distribution(spec, dist, deps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 537, in process_distribution
    [requirement], self.local_index, self.easy_install
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 529, in resolve
    requirements.extend(dist.requires(req.extras)[::-1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2108, in requires
    dm = self._dep_map
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2100, in _dep_map
    for extra,reqs in split_sections(self._get_metadata(name)):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2519, in split_sections
    for line in yield_lines(s):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 1813, in yield_lines
    for ss in strs:
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2122, in _get_metadata
    for line in self.get_metadata_lines(name):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 1140, in get_metadata_lines
    return yield_lines(self.get_metadata(name))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 1137, in get_metadata
    return self._get(self._fn(self.egg_info,name))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 1197, in _get
    return self.loader.get_data(path)
zipimport.ZipImportError: bad local file header in /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 6 11:44:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/easy_install
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Package: python-setuptools 0.6c9-0ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/easy_install TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=C
 LANGUAGE=
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.38-generic
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/easy_install', 'TracHideVals-1.1-py2.6.egg']
SourcePackage: python-setuptools
Title: easy_install crashed with ZipImportError in _get()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
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