setup.py installation and module search path

[Russ]

When I run setup.py to install a pure python package, is it supposed
to
automatically set my search path to find the installed modules? Or am
I
supposed to set my PYTHONPATH variable myself in my .bashrc file?

And what if I don't have root priviledge? Then what is supposed to
happen? Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks.

[Larry Bates]

Re: setup.py installation and module search path

Russ wrote:

When I run setup.py to install a pure python package, is it supposed
to
automatically set my search path to find the installed modules? Or am
I
supposed to set my PYTHONPATH variable myself in my .bashrc file?
>
And what if I don't have root priviledge? Then what is supposed to
happen? Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks.
>

I'm no expert, but I think what normally happens is the module gets
installed into ../pythonxx/lib/site-packages/<moduleand if it
installs __init__.py file there they get automatically searched.
At least that the way things work for me.

-Larry

[Russ]

Re: setup.py installation and module search path


Larry Bates wrote:

I'm no expert, but I think what normally happens is the module gets
installed into ../pythonxx/lib/site-packages/<moduleand if it
installs __init__.py file there they get automatically searched.
At least that the way things work for me.

But if I don't have root priviledge, that doesn't happen. Is there a
setup.py option to get a
package installed just in my own account in such a way that my module
search path gets
updated?

[Gabriel Genellina]

Re: setup.py installation and module search path

En Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:56:13 -0300, Russ <uymqlp502@snea kemail.com>
escribió:

>I'm no expert, but I think what normally happens is the module gets
>installed into ../pythonxx/lib/site-packages/<moduleand if it
>installs __init__.py file there they get automatically searched.
>At least that the way things work for me.

>
But if I don't have root priviledge, that doesn't happen. Is there a
setup.py option to get a
package installed just in my own account in such a way that my module
search path gets
updated?

Use the --home option (or --prefix). You may need to set the PYTHONPATH
environment variable to ~/lib/python

--
Gabriel Genellina