[Distutils] Problem installing setuptools under virtual python environment

[Tres Seaver]

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dan wrote:
> I am on a Cent OS shared system (i.e. I don't have root) with python
> 2.4 and am having trouble setting up setuptools in a virtual
> environment.
> 
> I start by setting up the virtual environment:
> 
> $/usr/bin/python2.4 virtual-python.py --prefix=~/apps/python
> Creating /fslhome/ddw28/apps/python/lib/python2.4
> Creating /fslhome/ddw28/apps/python/lib/python2.4/site-packages
> Creating /fslhome/ddw28/apps/python/include/python2.4
> Creating /fslhome/ddw28/apps/python/bin
> Copying /usr/bin/python2.4 to /fslhome/ddw28/apps/python/bin
> You're now ready to download ez_setup.py, and run
> /fslhome/ddw28/apps/python/bin/python ez_setup.py

I'm pretty sure the right answer to your question is "Use virtualenv.py
instead of virtual-python.py".

AFAIK, virtual-python.py is unsupported any longer, and virtualenv.py
pre-installs setuptools for you.


Tres.
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