Install modules with no root privilegies

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Philipp Pagel wrote:

> Alfons Nonell-Canals <alfons.nonell at upf.edu> wrote:
>> Install python modules in a linux computer is really easy, it is because
>> the module is a package of the distribution or because the python
>> installation is really easy. But, in both situations, you need root
>> privilegies.
> 
>> I would like to know how to install modules only for one user, with no
>> root privilegies. Do you know if it is possible and easy.
> 
> Yes, there is. You can choose among two strategies referred to as "home
> scheme" and "prefix scheme" in the "Installing Python Modules"
> documentation:
> 
> http://docs.python.org/install/index.html
> 
> Have a look at Section 3 "Alternate installation".

That's waaaaaaaaay much more than is actually needed, as thus each user
would end up with a different installation.

Setting the PYTHONPATH-env-variable to a user writable location allows e.g.
easy_install and friends to install into that location. And installing
virtualenv globally, everybody can create a "local"
site-packages-directory.

Diez