[Distutils] installing nipype

[PJ Eby]

On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Abduljalil Sireis <kentman234 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Nipype experts,
>
> i was trying to install nipype software by easy_install command and had the
> following error:
>
> install_dir  /usr/loca/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/
> error: can't creat or remove files in install directory
>
> Something like "permission denied", so can you advice me on this?

You need to install to a directory where you have write access.  You
might want to consider using a virtualenv, or one of the installation
methods described here:

  http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#custom-installation-locations