How to install python-dateutil on Windows?

Question

I'm trying to convert some date/times to UTC, which I thought would be dead simple in Python - batteries included, right? Well, it would be simple except that Python (2.6) doesn't include any tzinfo classes. No problem, a quick search turns up python-dateutil which should do exactly what I need.

The problem is that I need to install it on Windows. I was able to upack the .tar.gz2 distribution using 7-zip, but now I'm left with a collection of files and no guidance on how to proceed. When I try to run setup.py I get the error "No module named setuptools".

Answer 1

Looks like the setup.py uses easy_install (i.e. setuptools). Just install the setuptools package and you will be all set.

To install setuptools in Python 2.6, see the answer to this question.

Answer 2

Why didn't someone tell me I was being a total noob? All I had to do was copy the dateutil directory to someplace in my Python path, and it was good to go.

Answer 3

Using setup from distutils.core instead of setuptools in setup.py worked for me, too:

#from setuptools import setup
from distutils.core import setup