Re: Python site-packages permission denied?

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From	Ned Deily <nad@acm.org>
Subject	Re: Python site-packages permission denied?
Date	Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:47:37 -0800
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<CAMZYqRTXy3mSMXtivuE8ApYX2ZFAG3DQp1UN+fqWnAYWNOANAw@mail.gmail.com>,
 Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> wrote:
> You generally shouldn't mess with Mac OS X's system copies of Python.
> Typically, one installs a separate copy using MacPorts, Fink, or
> whatever, and uses that instead.

I don't understand what you mean by "mess with".  Certainly one should 
not attempt alter standard library modules provided with the system 
Python but adding additional packages is fully supported.  Apple 
conveniently provides a special directory in user-controlled space 
(/Library/Python) as the default location for Distutils-based installs.  
They even provide versions of easy_install for the system Pythons.

-- 
 Ned Deily,
 nad@acm.org

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Python site-packages permission denied? Shane Neeley <shane.neeley@gmail.com> - 2012-03-07 13:02 -0800
  Re: Python site-packages permission denied? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-03-07 13:30 -0800
  Re: Python site-packages permission denied? Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2012-03-07 21:47 -0800
    Re: Python site-packages permission denied? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-08 11:34 +0000

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