Mac OS X comes with its own version of python and structure to support it. So far it was good enough for me. Then I started to use modules that distributed through MacPorts and this is where I get lost. I do not quite understand how Python environment is set. Or how to set it in a way of using, say MacPorts distribution alone. For example: standard location for pip utility is /usr/local/bin/pip. MacPorts structure has it too but as a link lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 67 May 23 22:32 /opt/local/bin/pip-2.7 -> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip Which means that the standard utility will be used. The things is that depending on a way I run pip I get different results: $ pip list|grep pep8 pep8 (1.7.0) $ sudo pip list|grep pep8 $ pep8 was installed through macports. In second case pip is using stripped environment and pointing to standard Mac OS Python repository. But in a way to install anything with pip I have to use sudo. In my profile I have variable PYTHONPATH: PYTHONPATH=/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages It is pointing to macports structure. But when I use sudo (in case of using pip) it get stripped. How to setup and maintain python environment in a trustful way? So it is clear where all installed modules are?
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