Hello, Is it possible to force bootstrap.py to download the setuptools or distribute egg even though it can be found on the system? Not downloading a fresh copy will cause issues in some edge cases, for example take the following situation: Say my site-packages are located in /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/. Then, I set my PYTHONPATH to contain /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ (note *local*). Then, I install distribute or setuptools into /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/. Then, I install a third party package, say lxml, also to /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/. Then, in my project, I run python bootstrap.py (with or without the --distribute flag, depending on which package I have in /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/). Then, bootstrap.py will not download a fresh copy, instead it will add /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ to sys.path so that it can use the existing one. Then, say I have the following buildout.cfg: buildout] develop = . parts = eggs [eggs] zc.recipe.egg include-site-packages = false allowed-eggs-from-site-packages = eggs = lxml I would now expect buildout to not include lxml from my PYTHONPATH, but build it instead and put it in my eggs-dir. However, it's not the case: adding /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ to sys.path will make lxml available so buildout will not build it. My question is, how can I force buildout to build its own lxml, or better yet, force it to download a fresh setuptools or distribute egg, avoiding adding extra stuff to sys.path, thus making unnecessary system packages available and, thus, not putting them in the eggs-dir. Note, this is zc.buildout 1.5.0. I hope I gave enough details. Attila