Installing Setuptools with root - Getting a PythonPath error

Question

I already did the virtual python enviroment. When I'm trying to install setuptools I get the following:

 python setup.py install --prefix=/home/dgomez/

Error:

TEST FAILED: /home/dgomez//lib/python2.7/site-packages/ does NOT support .pth files
error: bad install directory or PYTHONPATH

You are attempting to install a package to a directory that is not
on PYTHONPATH and which Python does not read ".pth" files from.  The
installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
the distutils default setting) was:

        /home/dgomez//lib/python2.7/site-packages/

and your PYTHONPATH environment variable currently contains:

    ''

When I check the system path, I received the following output:

>>> import sys
>>> import sys

/usr/lib/python27.zip
/usr/lib64/python2.7
/usr/lib64/python2.7/plat-linux2
/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-tk
/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-old
/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload
/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages
/usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages
/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gst-0.10
/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages

How can I fix this issue?

UPDATE

I fix this issue by edit the .bashrc and I add the following line:

PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:/home/dgomez/lib/python2.7/site-packages/"
export PYTHONPATH

have you tried python setup.py install --prefix=/home/dgomez — Daniel Figueroa
– Daniel Figueroa, Commented Feb 20, 2013 at 15:35

aknuds1 · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-20 15:44:48Z

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Try putting /home/dgomez/lib/python2.7/site-packages in your PYTHONPATH environment variable.

answered Feb 20, 2013 at 15:44

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amb1s1 Over a year ago

Where do I add /home/dgomez/lib/python2.7/site-packages on the PYTHONPATH? I'm using linux. Do I have to create a file?

amb1s1 Over a year ago

BTW, I don't have root access on this machine.

aknuds1 Over a year ago

@amb1s1 Set PYTHONPATH in your .bashrc if you're using bash. Apart from that read up on Linux and environment variables.

Ketouem · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-25 14:10:57Z

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@amb1s1

Environment variables are shortcuts that your system uses to give many programs the ability to find certain shared resources easily. In the Linux environments, these variables are set up for you when you log in to your terminal.

You can solve this problem by typing this code in terminal

export PYTHONPATH="/home/dgomez/lib/python2.7/site-packages"

For permanent fix, you can add these environment variables to “.bashrc” or “.bash_profile“ by just adding the above code in it. Everytime you open a new terminal or login remotely to server, these files are executed & hence all environment variables are made available then and there.

edited Apr 25, 2018 at 14:10

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answered Aug 6, 2013 at 2:21

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Mad Physicist Over a year ago

Only if your terminal is bash and you remove the spaces around the equals sign.

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