[TriLUG] installing python modules

[Michael Rothwell]

What do you get when you run `which python`?


On Mar 16, 2007, at 9:43 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:

> 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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