this has nothing to do with dist-packages/site-packages. distutils doesn't honor PYTHONUSERBASE. Use --user for now to install packages.
** Changed in: python2.6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: python2.6 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Bug watch added: Python Roundup #7299 http://bugs.python.org/issue7299 ** Also affects: python via http://bugs.python.org/issue7299 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- PYTHONUSERBASE should not affect distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib and friends https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476005 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs