Generally, I tend to create a local cache of dependencies (ex. beautiful soup, django-registration, etc.) and then use pip to install them to the python site-packages directory. The reason I use pip is because uninstall can be a pain. It's only when there are 3rd party apps that I need to modify (which I try to avoid :p) that I include them in an "external_apps" folder under the project directory. I suppose some of this is a matter of personal preference. I use pip instead of easy_install because it keeps a record of which packages are installed and allows for uninstall. You might also want to investigate virtual-env. I think the main goal for me is to try to keep things as decoupled as possible and to keep packages locally in case their source somehow vanishes online, or if I depend on the particulars of a given version...
Best, William On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Thomas Weholt <thomas.weh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hmmm... > > Using pip will take care of requirements the package might have and > install it in the right python lib folder so several projects can use > it among other things. > > Are there good reasons NOT to use pip/easy_install or at least python > setup.py install? > > Thomas > > > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Andre Lopes <lopes80an...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi, I have put this question in StackOverflow, but no response untill > > now... This is an important question to me to understand how Django > > works > > > > I am new to Django. > > > > I have some doubts about installing 3rd party Apps in Django. > > > > A specific example. The "django-registration" App in > > https://bitbucket.org/ubernostrum/django-registration/src. Reading the > > instructions the doc tell us to install this app with PIP(pip install > > django-registration), doing this the App will be installed in Python > > Site-packages, right? > > > > My question is: The App must to be installed in that way? Why not put > > the 'django-registration' folder in our Project as an App? > > > > PS: This is a starter Django Question. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > Mvh/Best regards, > Thomas Weholt > http://www.weholt.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
