NOOB: Developing using python on two different computers

[Jonathan Gardner]

On Aug 19, 6:50 am, Smeagol <mczwhin... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Occasionally I have to develop on two different computers, and I was
> wondering if there was a way to copy the python "environment" from one
> to the other?
>
> Access to the data is trivial (networked database) but various
> packages etc exist on one computer, and I want to ensure I have
> everything package-wise on the other.
>
> Both are "windows" machines (native windows box and a Macbook with
> VMWare running XP)...
>
> Is it as simple as copying the Python directory, or is there a script
> I can run that will tell me what packages are installed on the native
> windows box and then I can use easy_install to update the VM partition
> on the Macbook?
>

Simple copy won't do it.

Check out virtualenv (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv).
Reinstalling each env from scratch is usually the best bet. List your
dependencies in your packages and all you have to do is easy_install
your packages.