easy_install is a tool for installing Python modules from PyPI.
Installation on CentOS
On CentOS, easy_install is provided by the package python-setuptools:
yum whatprovides */easy_install
...
python-setuptools-0.6.10-3.el6.noarch : Easily build and distribute Python packages
To install it:
yum -y install python-setuptools
You can then use it to install a module, by just providing the module name as the only parameter, e.g:
easy_install markdown2
Usage
To install a Python module from PyPI:
sudo easy_install module_name
To upgrade:
sudo easy_install --upgrade module_name