Добыл python3-setuptools из репов с помощью apt-src.
sudo apt-src install -i python3-setuptools --location=/home/antib/alt_python
cd distribute-0.6.24/
sudo /home/antib/alt_python/bin/python3 setup.py install

Пакет в “альтернативный” питон внедрился, но выдаёт ошибку при попытке использования.

>>> import setuptools
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "/home/antib/alt_python/lib/python3.3/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 2, in
from setuptools.extension import Extension, Library
File "/home/antib/alt_python/lib/python3.3/site-packages/setuptools/extension.py", line 2, in
from setuptools.dist import _get_unpatched
File "/home/antib/alt_python/lib/python3.3/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 103
except ValueError, e:

или

~/alt_python/urwid-1.1.1 $ sudo /home/antib/alt_python/bin/python3 ./setup.py install
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./setup.py", line 28, in <module>
    from setuptools import setup, Extension # distribute required for Python 3
  File "/home/antib/alt_python/lib/python3.3/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
    from setuptools.extension import Extension, Library
  File "/home/antib/alt_python/lib/python3.3/site-packages/setuptools/extension.py", line 2, in <module>
    from setuptools.dist import _get_unpatched
  File "/home/antib/alt_python/lib/python3.3/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 103
    except ValueError, e:
                     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

ЧТЯДНД?
Что ваще значит “ValueError, e:”?