title: python-setuptools pkg_resources.py SyntaxError: invalid token
body: <p>Got this error on installing Python as usual on my workstation @ work (Windows environment):</p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Python27\Scripts\django-admin.py", line 4, in &lt;module&gt;
      import pkg_resources
    File "C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\pkg_resources.py", line 29
      def _bypass_ensure_directory(name, mode=0777):
                                                 ^
  SyntaxError: invalid token
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've been unable to find anything on searchengines, only some Debian related bugs.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried reinstalling python-setuptools both via easy_install and the MSI installers (setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7).</p>