[py-dev] setuptools and PYTHONPATH

[Ralf Schmitt]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:33 PM, holger krekel <holger at merlinux.eu> wrote:
> Hi Ralf, all,
>
> so when i have installed a py egg - i seem to
> have problems getting my PYTHONPATH env variable
> respected.  i refer to this situation
>
> - executed ralf's "setup.py" install
> - PYTHONPATH=/some/path/to/py/lib/branchdir
> - python && "import py" && "py.__file__"
>  points to the egg still
>
> Does setuptools really force global installation
> over private environment settings?
>

See http://www.eby-sarna.com/pipermail/peak/2006-June/002582.html for
a discussion.
You can deactivate the installed package with easy_install -m py.

- Ralf