title: Python Pip: No module named pkg_resources
body: <p>I am a bloody beginner with programming in general and am just getting started with python. I tried installing pygame (on Mac OS) with pip by using</p>
  
  <pre><code>§ pip install pygame
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but got an error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 6, in &lt;module&gt;
      from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  ImportError: No module named pkg_resources
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So i tried (for some reason) installing pip again. with</p>
  
  <pre><code>§ sudo pip uninstall pip
  § sudo pip install pip
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>both resulting in the same error message as before. I uninstalled python to make sure I am on the newest version but if anything it's made things worse. Pretty much any command containing pip yields the same eroor message.
  I have literlly zero experience working with the terminal window so if you know the answer, please dumb it down a little.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: Here is a list of commands that I tried, that give the same error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>pip    
  sudo pip
  sudo pip install setuptools --upgrade
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>A list of commands I tried that result in other error messages:</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo easy_install install setuptools --upgrade
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>results in </p>
  
  <pre><code>    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/easy_install", line 8, in &lt;module&gt;
      from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  ImportError: No module named pkg_resources
  </code></pre>