--- easy_install.rb	2010-11-23 05:24:57.000000000 +0000
+++ easy_install.rb.orig	2010-11-23 04:53:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -34,18 +34,16 @@
 
           begin
             # first check to see if we can import it
-            output = shell_out!("python -c \"import #{name}\"", :returns=>[0,1]).stderr
-            if output.include? "ImportError"
-              # then check to see if its on the path
-              output = shell_out!("python -c \"import sys; print sys.path\"", :returns=>[0,1]).stdout
-              if output.downcase.include? "#{name.downcase}"
-                check = true
-              end
-            else
+            output = shell_out!("python -c \"import #{name}\"").stderr
+            unless output.include? "ImportError"
               check = true
             end
           rescue
-            # it's probably not installed
+            # then check to see if its on the path
+            output = shell_out!("python -c \"import sys; print sys.path\"").stdout
+            if output.downcase.include? "#{name.downcase}"
+              check = true
+            end
           end
 
           check
@@ -68,18 +66,8 @@
               output = shell_out!("python -c \"import #{@new_resource.package_name}; print #{@new_resource.package_name}.__version__\"").stdout
               package_version = output.strip
             rescue
-              output = shell_out!("python -c \"import sys; print sys.path\"", :returns=>[0,1]).stdout
-              
-              output_array = output.gsub(/[\[\]]/,'').split(/\s*,\s*/)
-              package_path = ""
-               
-              output_array.each do |entry|
-                if entry.downcase.include?(@new_resource.package_name)
-                  package_path = entry
-                end
-              end
-                  
-              package_path[/\S\S(.*)\/(.*)-(.*)-py(.*).egg\S/]
+              output = shell_out!("python -c \"import #{@new_resource.package_name}; print #{@new_resource.package_name}.__path__\"").stdout
+              output[/\S\S(.*)\/(.*)-(.*)-py(.*).egg\S/]
               package_version = $3
             end
           end
@@ -123,4 +111,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-end
+end