You’re in the wrong path…
Ever get this error?
You are attempting to install a package to a directory that is noton PYTHONPATHYou are attempting to install a package to a directory that is noton PYTHONPATH
I was installing some python script and in my exhausted stupor said yes to a bunch of things…which is why you should never code tired.
Anyhow, this python install added ~/.pydistutils.cfg . So I go and try to do some other install…and bam! I’m in the wrong path. Spent 30 minutes of my (still stupor) trying to understand this gem:
Here are some of your options for correcting the problem:
* You can choose a different installation directory, i.e., one that is
on PYTHONPATH or supports .pth files
* You can add the installation directory to the PYTHONPATH environment
variable. (It must then also be on PYTHONPATH whenever you run
Python and want to use the package(s) you are installing.)
* You can set up the installation directory to support “.pth” files by
using one of the approaches described here:
http://peak.telecommunity.com/EasyInstall.html#custom-installation-locations
Easy_install has me spoiled. Anyway, I tried editing my bashrc to remove all the paths this other python script has polluted me with…but it wasn’t until I reached this line that I realized there was a files called ~/.pydistutils.cfg that this thing install created. I deleted that file and tried to find a way to install this sucker without the use PYTHONPATH. Not available in the easy_install repo…bummer.
Clearly, I’m no python guru, as I’m sure you python afficionados out there are already laughing at my blunder. Go ahead, enjoy it at my expense… it’s what newbs are for.
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