PyChecker under python's virtualenv

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Am 04.02.10 01:52, schrieb Steve Holden:
> Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
>> Am 03.02.10 22:46, schrieb soltys:
>>> Hi Everybody,
>>> I've been doing some test on pythons' virtualenv and recently I've
>>> decided to run PyChecker. But I'm having some difficulties with importing
>>> modules available only on virtualenv by pychecker. As if it was
>>> trying to use systemwide python.
>>> I've googled about it, and found nothing in this area.
>>> I installed pychecker using python setup.py install
>>> from virtualenv. I looked at pychecker script - it uses correct python.
>>
>> I doubt that it uses the "correct python", because then you wouldn't
>> have the problems you have.
>>
>> I don't use pychecker, but pylint. And there, the system-wide command
>> uses the system's python - which of course doesn't know anything about
>> virtualenv.
>>
>> There are two solutions to this problem:
>>
>>   - install py(lint|checker) into your virtualenv.
>
> See the OP's original assertion:
>
>>> I installed pychecker using python setup.py install
>>> from virtualenv. I looked at pychecker script - it uses correct python.
>
> Isn't that "installing into his virtualenv"?

You are right, it reads like that. I should have read it better.

All I can say is that even a system-wide pylint with my recipe above 
gives me no troubles.

Diez