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]

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/<module> and if it
installs __init__.py file there they get automatically searched.
At least that the way things work for me.

-Larry

 

[Russ]

I'm no expert, but I think what normally happens is the module gets
installed into ../pythonxx/lib/site-packages/<module> and 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]

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