On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:30 AM, yvesm <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > http://www.turbogears.org/2.0/docs/main/DownloadInstall.html / > Installing non Python Dependencies / windows says : "You may also want > the win32all package as it provides some very useful tools for windows > developers, the first you will encounter is the ability to make > virtualenv work with paths that contain spaces." > > Virtualenv creates the Python executable in the Scripts directory and > copies/creates a bunch of files and 2 directories in the Lib > directory, but not the easy_install executable I need. I have the > win32api installed in the system Python I use to create a virtualenv > (C:\Program Files\MyDir\Python25\) so what do I do now ? I guess > things don't happen automagically.
Hi, the problem is the --no-site-packages that makes the venv 100% isolated which means global packages (mysqldb, win32api, etc.) won't be loaded. It's something you normally learn over time but it has come up so many times that I think I'm going to add it to the install docs. You have 2 options 1- install win32api inside the venv (I'm not sure this works, some complex packages with C dependencies just don't work, not to mention you may need a compiler for it) 2- do not use the --no-site-packages flag which will expose the win32api and everything else from your global site-packages to the venv, which means you need to be careful with the content of the global one or you could screw up your install.. 3- patch venv to add the --some-site-packages flag, this is something that has been discussed yet no one has come up with patches. @all, can we change the --no-site-packages to a public venv? in fact maybe we should write a couple of "Crash course docs" "Crash course to virtualenv" "Crash course to setuptools/easy_install" "Crash course to pip" and link those from the install docs. How about it? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
