[TriLUG] installing python modules

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

I don't know anything about using python but an application 
I have needs the python modules numpy and scipy (scipy needs 
numpy). I've installed python2.4 in /usr (libs are in 
/usr/lib/python2.4/). When I do the numpy install according 
to the instructions,

python2.4 setup.py install

the numpy libs (modules?) go in /usr/local/lib/python2.4 and 
not /usr/lib/python2.4 (where all the other python packages 
are). The next step, the install of scipy fails because it 
can't find numpy in /usr/lib/python2.4.

I've grep'ed files in the numpy source directory and in 
/usr/lib/python2.4 looking for the strings "usr" and "local" 
but can't find where the python equivalent of --prefix is 
set.

Any ideas how to tell numpy to install in /usr and not 
/usr/local?

(I've asked to join the numpy ml, but have waited for 2 days 
and have still not got confirmation of joining).

Thanks Joe

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