title: Installing Python Packages - IronPython
body: <p>I'd like to add the PRAW package to an IronPython solution in VS however it's proving to be a pain in the butt.  Here are steps I'm taking</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>right-click on IronPython Environment, select install python package.</li>
  <li>type in "Praw" using pip</li>
  <li>I get a prompt telling me that pip needs to get installed. </li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I then see the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Installing 'pip' package manager.
  Downloading distribute from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=306663
  Installing from distribute-0.6.45
  Before install bootstrap.
  Scanning installed packages
  Setuptools installation detected at c:\program files (x86)\ironpython 2.7\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg
  Egg installation
  Already patched.
  running install
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "setup.py", line 147, in &lt;module&gt;
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib\distutils\core.py", line 151, in setup
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib\distutils\dist.py", line 952, in run_commands
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib\distutils\dist.py", line 971, in run_command
    File "c:\users\mj\appdata\local\temp\ptvs-9jvsvw-pip_downloader\distribute-0.6.45\setuptools\command\install.py", line 63, in run
  AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '_getframe'Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\2.0\pip_downloader.py", line 47, in &lt;module&gt;
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib\subprocess.py", line 512, in check_call
  subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['C:\\Program Files (x86)\\IronPython 2.7\\ipy64.exe', 'setup.py', 'install']' returned non-zero exit status 1
  'pip' failed to install. Exit code: 1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>With the reason for the failed install being: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '_getframe'Traceback (most recent call last):</p>
  
  <p>How do I get around this?  Is there a way to install pip and for ironpython in a different manner?  Is there a way to install packages/libraries by not having to use pip?  I can install the package just fine via Pip for python 2.7.</p>