python setup.py install

[joebenny1]

Hello:
I can not install python setup.py........ I am using virtualbox and Ubuntu 16.04. I get the error message Python: can't open file install: [errno 2] no such file or directory.

Please be specific because I am new.
Thank you,
Joe

[metulburr]

what are you trying to install? Chances are its in Pypi and you can just do
pip install package_name

[snippsat]

setup.py is for making module/package to example wheel.
The end product if use a distribution like PyPi is a finish module/package that users can install with pip.
So setup.py is not for installing stuff,that's done as post bye @metulburr with pip.