How to Use Setuptools, Alternatives?

[Nitin Pawar]

there is a very good article on python packaging

http://www.aosabook.org/en/packaging.html

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:18 AM, dough <doug.hellinger at hotmail.com> wrote:

> On May 29, 10:41 pm, ray <r... at aarden.us> wrote:
> > I have Python 2.7 on Win7 Pro on a tightly locked down desktop.  I
> > would like to install Networkx from an egg.  From what I have read,
> > Setuptools can be used for this.
> >
> > I don't know how to install Setuptools.  The exe will not work.  On
> > execution, it reports that the Python version is not included in the
> > registry.  Further, I can not input the version and location on the
> > subsequent installation screen, the fields will not accept focus so I
> > can not input the values.
> >
> > Since the exe will not install, I considered using the Setuptools
> > egg.  But it requires Setuptools.  It appears to be a circle.
> >
>
> You're right. Since Setuptools is distributed as an egg, and Python
> doesn't natively support eggs,
> there can be a "chicken-and-egg" situation.
>
> > What are some suggestions for installing this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ray
>
> You can try downloading ezsetup.py and running it as a python script
> (i.e. python ezsetup.py).
> It will locate and download the latest version of Setuptools for your
> platform and install it.
> If HTTP access is blocked, just place the desired egg in the same
> folder as ezsetup.py and run
> the script again.
>
> Assuming you can get Setuptools installed correctly, it puts a program
> called easy_install.exe
> in your <python>\Scripts folder. You can then just run (from the
> command line):
>
> easy_install <package name>
>
> It will hunt, download and install the latest version of the package
> for your platform.
> You may want to add the path to the Scripts folder to your PATH
> environment variable so
> you can just run easy_install from any current working directory.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Doug
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Nitin Pawar
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