Installing packages

[Alan Baljeu]

I'm new to Python, and just downloaded Py2.6. I also want to use Nose. So I downloaded the latest sources, but it's not at all clear what's the best way to put this stuff into the Python package system. Nose supports easy_install, easy_install doesn't have an installer for Windows and Py2.6, so I think I can't use that. (It only does 2.5 and earlier. (Should I go to Py2.5? Is there more support out there for that?)).
Alan Baljeu
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[Diez B. Roggisch]

Alan Baljeu schrieb:

I'm new to Python, and just downloaded Py2.6. I also want to use Nose. So I downloaded the latest sources, but it's not at all clear what's the best way to put this stuff into the Python package system. Nose supports easy_install, easy_install doesn't have an installer for Windows and Py2.6, so I think I can't use that. (It only does 2.5 and earlier. (Should I go to Py2.5? Is there more support out there for that?)).

2.6 is most probably a bit to fresh.

I'd go for 2.5.
Diez

[Alan Baljeu]

Thanks, I have 2.5 now and it works great with Nose. Now for my next project, I want to embed Python and Nose in a C++ program. I know this means using the python25.dll, and I know how to setup the calls.
I think though I will not be installing Python on target systems, so I don't want to rely on sys.path including "site-install". I would have a directory with appropriate python files, a subdir for nose, and keep those relative to the application dir.

For the Python interpreter, two questions:
1. What is the best way to manage the import paths?
2. How can I invoke an interactive console for this embedded python? I'd like to play with things while my app is running.

----- Original Message ----
From: Diez B. Roggisch <de***@nospam.web.de>
To: py*********@python.org
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:41:03 PM
Subject: Re: Installing packages

Alan Baljeu schrieb:

I'm new to Python, and just downloaded Py2.6. I also want to use Nose. So I downloaded the latest sources, but it's not at all clear what's the best way to put this stuff into the Python package system. Nose supports easy_install, easy_install doesn't have an installer for Windows and Py2.6, so I think I can't use that. (It only does 2.5 and earlier. (Should I go to Py2.5? Is there more support out there for that?)).

2.6 is most probably a bit to fresh.

I'd go for 2.5.
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[drobinow]

On Nov 13, 2:25*pm, Alan Baljeu <[e-mail]:

I'm new to Python, and just downloaded Py2.6. *I also want to use Nose.*So I downloaded the latest sources, but it's not at all clear what's the best way to put this stuff into the Python package system. *Nose supports easy_install, easy_install doesn't have an installer for Windows and Py2..6, so I think I can't use that. *(It only does 2.5 and earlier. *(Should I go to Py2.5? *Is there more support out there for that?)). *

Alan Baljeu

You are the second poster today concerned about the lack of setuptools
for Py2.6
All you have to do is download the setuptools source and run:
C:\Python26\python setup.py install

You'll need a compatible compiler (Visual Studio Express 2008 works
fine) but if you're running Python on Windows you should have that
anyway or you'll forever be at the mercy of the packagers.

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:41:44 -0200, Alan Baljeu <al********@yahoo.com>
escribió:

Thanks, I have 2.5 now and it works great with Nose. Now for my next
project, I want to embed Python and Nose in a C++ program. I know this
means using the python25.dll, and I know how to setup the calls.
I think though I will not be installing Python on target systems, so I
don't want to rely on sys.path including "site-install". I would have a
directory with appropriate python files, a subdir for nose, and keep
those relative to the application dir.

For the Python interpreter, two questions:
1. What is the best way to manage the import paths?

If you mimic a tipical Python installation layout in your application
(don't have to include everything, only what you need) and you call
Py_SetProgramName at the very beginning of your program, then the default
rules for building sys.path will work.
(Mmm, I can't find out where exactly those rules are explained).

2. How can I invoke an interactive console for this embedded python?
I'd like to play with things while my app is running.

Looks like PyRun_InteractiveOne and PyRun_InteractiveLoop should work for
you, but I've never used them.

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Gabriel Genellina