With 0.6.0+20100620-4ubuntu1 from trusty-proposed, I can install hello-world, and there is no traceback.
$ pypi-install hello-world running sdist_dsc running egg_info writing hello_world.egg-info/PKG-INFO writing top-level names to hello_world.egg-info/top_level.txt writing dependency_links to hello_world.egg-info/dependency_links.txt reading manifest file 'hello_world.egg-info/SOURCES.txt' writing manifest file 'hello_world.egg-info/SOURCES.txt' CALLING dpkg-source -b hello-world-0.2 (in dir deb_dist) [...]
With 0.6.0+20100620- 4ubuntu1 from trusty-proposed, I can install hello-world, and there is no traceback.
$ pypi-install hello-world egg-info/ PKG-INFO egg-info/ top_level. txt egg-info/ dependency_ links.txt world.egg- info/SOURCES. txt' world.egg- info/SOURCES. txt'
running sdist_dsc
running egg_info
writing hello_world.
writing top-level names to hello_world.
writing dependency_links to hello_world.
reading manifest file 'hello_
writing manifest file 'hello_
CALLING dpkg-source -b hello-world-0.2 (in dir deb_dist)
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