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ErikTJ
ErikTJ

Reputation: 2009

How can i make pip install my package to PATH?

I have followed the pip tutorial at http://peterdowns.com/posts/first-time-with-pypi.html. But when i run pip install mypackage it installs the source code into site-packages under my Python folder.

How can i make it install into path, so i can run $ mypackage?

That is, I would like to be able to use my python package as a regular binary application. Right now i can cd into the folder under site-packages and run chmod +x mypackage.py, then ./mypackage.py to run it. But i would like to be able to run it from any directory.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 163

Answers (1)

Oleg Sklyar
Oleg Sklyar

Reputation: 10082

Ideally you do it by defining console scripts in your package configuration. Then you install the package with pip just as you have done before (or better in a virtualenv), but during the installation a link will be created in the bin directory to the console script that you have configured. See e.g. http://calvinx.com/2012/09/09/python-packaging-define-an-entry-point-for-console-commands/

Upvotes: 1

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