Which involves downloading another script. When you run it, it basically copies the python executable into a custom location, so that when it starts up, it uses a different default search path (which is customized to each install directory.)
So I'm tending to mark this as either a bug in upstream, or just WontFix for now, as it is just a limitation of setup tools (disutils/setuptools) and I don't think we are going to be reimplementing them.
I *did* find this document for 'setuptools': peak.telecommun ity.com/ DevCenter/ EasyInstall# custom- installation- locations
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Basically, it *always* requires some level of additional configuration on the part of the user.
You can do the "Admin Install" peak.telecommun ity.com/ DevCenter/ EasyInstall# administrator- installation
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Which requires you to add 'path/to/ lib/python' )
import sys; sys.addsitedir(
Which is pretty much the same as setting PYTHONPATH (except it also handles .pth files).
There is also "Virtual Installation": peak.telecommun ity.com/ DevCenter/ EasyInstall# creating- a-virtual- python
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Which involves downloading another script. When you run it, it basically copies the python executable into a custom location, so that when it starts up, it uses a different default search path (which is customized to each install directory.)
So I'm tending to mark this as either a bug in upstream, or just WontFix for now, as it is just a limitation of setup tools (disutils/ setuptools) and I don't think we are going to be reimplementing them.