On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:28 AM, David Cournapeau <da...@ar.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp> wrote: > Robin wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I was wondering what the recommended way to run numpy/scipy on mac os >> x 10.6 is. I understood previously it was recommended to use >> python.org python and keep everything seperate from the system python, >> which worked well. > > You can simply use the --user option to the install command: instead of > installing in /System, it will install numpy (or any other package) in > $HOME/.local, and you don't need to update PYTHONPATH, as python knows > about this location.
Thanks - that looks ideal. I take it $HOME/.local is searched first so numpy will be used fromt here in preference to the system numpy. My only worry is with installer packages - I'm thinking mainly of wxpython. Is there a way I can get that package to install in $HOME/.local. (The installer only seems to let you choose a drive). Also - if I build for example vim against the system python, will I be able to see packages in $HOME/.local from the python interpreter inside vim? Cheers Robin _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
