setup.py: use the routine modern method for installing setuptools

mpratt14 · web-flow · commit 662d0d9d3197 · 2019-03-28T23:15:44.000-04:00
My suggestion for fixing the deprecated method for installing or updating setuptools using ez_setup.py Also ensures that both pip and setuptools are 'bootstrapped' to the python environment, which does not always happen on a fresh install in Windows. Fixes #96 This can be made more robust by detecting if pip or setuptools is installed with `pip --version`, etc...
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ensurepip
+
+#try the following if ensurepip is not sufficient
+#ensurepip --upgrade
+#pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+
 try:
     # Try using ez_setup to install setuptools if not already installed.
     from ez_setup import use_setuptools
