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There are three places to start:

  • If you don't yet have a Python compiled separately from your system Python,
  • If you have a Python instance separate from your system Python, but it doesn't yet have the setuptools module installed, or
  • If you already have a separated compiled Python with the setuptools module installed.

If you don't yet have a Python compiled separately from your system Python

  • XXX
  • Proceed to:

If you have a Python instance separate from your system Python, but it doesn't yet have the setuptools module installed

  • Get the latest version of ez_setup.py (Right click to save as python file)
  • Run ez_setup.py with your separately compiled Python: /usr/local/python2.6/bin/python ez_setup.py
  • Your separately compiled Python's bin directory will now contain a new executable called ez_install
  • Proceed to:

If you already have a separated compiled Python with the setuptools module installed

  • Install virtualenv with ez_install: /usr/local/python2.6/bin/ez_install virtualenv
  • Your separately compiled Python's bin directory will now contain a new executable called virtualenv