Trying to install a Scitools Python pkg via 'pip install' but getting error about scitools HOT 3 OPEN

The problem is that you have probably tried pip install twice and now os.rename 
won't write to an existing file. The quick fix is to remove *.old~~, but you 
have to find the right directory where pip install puts the source and runs 
setup.py.

An alternative that I recommend is clone the source code (hg clone) and run 
python setup.py install manually. Then you have the latest and most bug-free 
version of scitools and you can easier recover from errors like the one above 
(del *.old~~ in the directory where setup.py resides will do).

Thank you for your prompt response!  However, I am fairly new to
programming so do you mine elaborating more on the steps that are needed to
accomplish your recommended alternative.

Thanks again!

@Hans:
This happens even when using pip the first time. pip will first run 'python 
setup.py egg-info', which leaves behind the temporary file scitools.cfg.old~~. 
Then it runs 'python setup.py install', which fails because scitools.cfg.old~~ 
already exists.

Please see my patch in issue 31 to resolve this. (Sorry I did not realize 
Google would create a separate issue when suggesting a change).