== 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 [http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py 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}}}