installing lxml ?

Jussi Piitulainen jpiitula at ling.helsinki.fi
Wed Nov 11 08:31:32 EST 2009


7stud writes:

> I'm trying to install lxml, but I can't figure out the installation
> instructions.  Here:
...
> My os is mac os x 10.4.11.   But this:
> 
> STATIC_DEPS=true easy_install lxml
> 
> is not a valid command:
> 
> $ sudo STATIC_DEPS=true easy_install lxml
> Password:
> sudo: STATIC_DEPS=true: command not found

Maybe

   STATIC_DEPS=true sudo easy_install lxml

And be running Bash or some other Bourne type shell.

...
> So what the heck is going on??
> 
> Attention developers: you may be one of the best programmers in the
> world, but if you can't convey how to use your software to the
> average user, then you are the equivalent of one of the worst
> programmers on the planet.

Harsh, but clearly there are problems with the installation procedure.
Not nice, especially when running with admin rights.



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