title: Having trouble with setup.py
body: <p>I've been using python for a while but I can't remember how I used to install modules, I haven't needed to in forever. I recently reinstalled ubuntu so now I need to.</p>
  
  <p>Firstly, I try to run setup.py and get this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>nicholas@nicholas-K53E:~$ python setup.py install
  python: can't open file 'setup.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried using synaptic to install BeautifulSoup but it didn't work either and python tells me there's no modules named that. </p>
  
  <p>Some forums said that it had to do with being in the wrong working directory so I cd'd into my Python26 folder and tried to run python ./setup.py install from there and it still didn't work. I'm not sure what the deal is. </p>
  
  <p>Any guidance?</p>