How to use setup.py to compile a C extension rather than to install it

[Xiao-Qin Xia]

Hi, there,

I am trying to write a C extension for my python scripts, to use distutils 
offered by Python to write a setup.py is quite convient, however it seems 
the setup.py alway installs the C extension to site-package, while I want 
keep the c extension in the same original directory with my python scripts. 
Anybody can tell me how to do this?

Thanks,

York