def check_if_exists(self):

        if self.req is None:
            return False
        try:
            self.satisfied_by = pkg_resources.get_distribution(self.req)
        except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
            return False
        except pkg_resources.VersionConflict:
            existing_dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution(self.req.project_name)
            if self.use_user_site:
                if dist_in_usersite(existing_dist):
                    self.conflicts_with = existing_dist
                elif running_under_virtualenv() and dist_in_site_packages(existing_dist):
                    raise InstallationError("Will not install to the user site because it will lack sys.path precedence to %s in %s"
                                            %(existing_dist.project_name, existing_dist.location))
            else:
                self.conflicts_with = existing_dist
        return True
Inspects the type_model and creates / updates the corresponding type.
dataset/ETHPy150Open balanced/status.balancedpayments.com/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.3.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req.py/InstallRequirement.check_if_exists--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open datastax/python-driver/cassandra/cqlengine/management.py/sync_type