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Reputation:

Installing pip packages in different directory does not work

I want to install a pip package into a different directory, but pip refuses to do so.

$ pip install django -t output

File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.12_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/distutils/command/install.py", line 264, in finalize_options
    "must supply either home or prefix/exec-prefix -- not both"
DistutilsOptionError: must supply either home or prefix/exec-prefix -- not both

Upvotes: 0

Views: 633

Answers (1)

bman
bman

Reputation: 5235

Update: When I wrote this answer pipenv was not available. If you having the same problem, I strongly recommend considering using it.

If you have installed Python using brew you need to add a setup.cfg file (source) in your project-dir with the following content:

[install]
prefix=

That will resolve the problem. Alternatively, you can use virtualenv or even better docker.

Upvotes: 1

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