Top "Egg" questions

A python egg is a file used for distributing python projects as bundles; it is usually compressed with the zip algorithm.

What is a Python egg?

I'm new to Python and am just trying to understand how its packages work. Presumably "eggs" are some sort of …

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How to get setuptools and easy_install?

I downloaded the ez_setup code from here: http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py and ran it, but …

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How to create Python egg file

I have questions about egg files in Python. I have much Python code organized by package and I'm trying to …

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Most Pythonic way to provide global configuration variables in config.py?

In my endless quest in over-complicating simple stuff, I am researching the most 'Pythonic' way to provide global configuration variables …

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Build a wheel/egg and all dependencies for a python project

In order to stage python project within our corporation I need to make an installable distribution. This should include: An …

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Unable to install pip: Permission denied error

I am trying to install pip but currently unable to. I navigate to the pip folder and python setup.py …

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Python packages and egg-info directories

Can someone explain how egg-info directories are tied to their respective modules? For example, I have the following: /usr/local/…

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Is there a python equivalent of Ruby's 'rvm'?

Q: Do we have anything functionally equivalent in Python to the Ruby version manager 'rvm'? (RVM lets you easily switch …

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How do I uninstall a Python module (“egg”) that I installed with easy_install?

I’ve installed a couple of Python modules using easy_install. How do I uninstall them? I couldn’t see …

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How to run Python egg files directly without installing them?

Is it possible to run Python egg files directly as you can run jar files with Java? For example, with …

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