I am fairly new to Python and have never installed a third-party module before
today. I downloaded ipaddr-2.1.11.tar.gz from
https://docs.python.org/2/install/ and noticed that it had a README but no
“installer” file that I recognized. The README provided interesting
background information and helpful contact information, but no instructions. I
did a quick Google search and found
https://docs.python.org/2/install/#the-new-standard-distutils where it says…
Additionally, the distribution will contain a setup script setup.py, and a file
named README.txt or possibly just README, which should explain that building
and installing the module distribution is a simple matter of running one
command from a terminal:
python setup.py install
For Windows, this command should be run from a command prompt window (Start ‣
Accessories):
setup.py install
This was exactly what I needed to know and made the installation a snap.
However if this simple information had been in the README (as docs.python.org
recommends) then it would have saved me another step.
If you wanted to add this information you could also remind the Linux users to
run setup.py with root privileges (adding “sudo” to the command quoted
above) because some people (like me) frequently forget that step.
Hope this helps,
Scott Hinton
Original issue reported on code.google.com by sehin...@asu.edu on 7 Aug 2014 at 3:39
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
sehin...@asu.eduon 7 Aug 2014 at 3:39