fabtools.python_setuptools¶
Python packages¶
This module provides tools for installing Python packages using the easy_install command provided by setuptools.
See also
- fabtools.python_setuptools.package_version(name, python_cmd='python')[source]¶
Get the installed version of a package
Returns None if it can’t be found.
- fabtools.python_setuptools.is_setuptools_installed(python_cmd='python')[source]¶
Check if setuptools is installed.
- fabtools.python_setuptools.install_setuptools(python_cmd='python', use_sudo=True)[source]¶
Install the latest version of setuptools.
import fabtools fabtools.python_setuptools.install_setuptools()
- fabtools.python_setuptools.install(packages, upgrade=False, use_sudo=False, python_cmd='python')[source]¶
Install Python packages with easy_install.
Examples:
import fabtools # Install a single package fabtools.python_setuptools.install('package', use_sudo=True) # Install a list of packages fabtools.python_setuptools.install(['pkg1', 'pkg2'], use_sudo=True)
Note
most of the time, you’ll want to use fabtools.python.install() instead, which uses pip to install packages.