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user565447
user565447

Reputation: 999

Do not copy all files when pip install

When I make pip install ., it takes too much time. I need to do it from time to time (it's my local repo). But I have the large TrashScripts folder (~ 10GB) inside my package. My git repo doesn't have lots of files inside that folder. But sometimes I gather logs, download a lot of files, etc.

Suppose, my package has name MyPackage. It has the following structure:

--MyPackage
  --MyPackage 
    --module
    --module1
    --bins
  --TrashScripts
    --folder1
    --folder2
    --folder3
  setup.py
  requirements.txt
  MANIFEST.in

MANIFEST.in is the following:

graft MyPackage 
    include bins/some.dat

PRUNE word in MANIFEST didn't work. When I use -v parameter (for pip install .), it shows me that the first command is creating a temporary folder with copying TrashScripts folder (and everything inside it!).

How can I prevent pip install . from copying all files from TrashScripts folder?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1590

Answers (1)

Peter
Peter

Reputation: 12335

If you already have your repo locally you can make an editable install:

pip install -e .

This will only put a reference to your local folder into the Python site-packages folder and no data is copied. You can even continue editing and there is no need ever to reinstall the package.

Upvotes: 4

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