Why is lxml not installed?

Question

Python

Why doesn't pip install lxml
Outputs:

ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.

Answer 1

You didn't specify a system or an error - so let's look at the dummies' problems with installing packages on a windows system:
The fastest way is for a package to compile, and you don't have the appropriate compilers installed.
In this case, you can install an already compiled package:
https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#lxml