[scikit-learn] Install sklearn into a specific folder to make some changes

[Michael Eickenberg]

On Monday, August 1, 2016, Andreas Mueller <t3kcit at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi.
> The best is probably to use a virtual environment or conda environment
> specific for this changed version of scikit-learn.
> In that environment you could just run an "install" and it would not mess
> with your other environments.


+1!


> If you don't want to go that way, you can also do ``python setup.py
> build_ext -i`` to build inplace and then add this
> path to your python path (PYTONPATH environment variable or
> sys.path.insert in the script or many other ways).
>
> Best,
> Andy
>
> On 08/01/2016 03:55 PM, luizfgoncalves at dcc.ufmg.br wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for the best way to install sklearn into a specific folder so
>> I can make changes for my work, without worrying about bugging my main
>> sklearn installation (as I use the default version for some experiments
>> too).
>>
>> I tried to clone the git repository and use "python setup.py install", but
>> I'm afraid it will change my user installation too.
>>
>> Right now, what I want is to edit a file called splitter.pyx (on tree
>> folder), compile/install sklearn so it will work with my changes, and test
>> it.
>>
>> What is the best way to do it without causing problems with my main
>> sklearn installation?
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your attention
>>
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