How do I forbid easy_install from zipping eggs?

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What must I put into distutils.cfg to prevent easy_install from ever installing a zipped egg? The compression is a nice thought, but I like to be able to grep through and debug that code.

I pulled in some dependencies with python setup.py develop . A closer look reveals that also accepts the --always-unzip flag. It would just be nice to set that as default.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '09 at 08:25

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the option is zip-ok, so put the following in your distutils.cfg:

[easy_install]

# i don't like having zipped files.
zip_ok = 0

answered Aug 02 '09 at 08:25

Autoplectic

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '09 at 06:08

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I doubt there is a setting in distutils.cfg for this, as easy_install is not a part of distutils. But run easy_install like this:

easy_install --always-unzip

and it should solve the problem.

answered Aug 02 '09 at 06:08

Lennart Regebro

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easy_install looks for an [easy_install] section in lib/python2.6/distutils/distutils.cfg. It can accept find_links= for example. – joeforker Aug 02 '09 at 06:15
well, alwasy-unzip = true is worth a try, then. – Lennart Regebro Aug 02 '09 at 07:10

joeforker · Answer 3 · 2009-08-02T19:12:04.083

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One solution?

easy_install pip
rm easy_install
ln -s easy_install pip

edited Aug 02 '09 at 19:12

answered Aug 02 '09 at 03:08

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 22 '13 at 06:19

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I had the issue using buildout, and the solved it by adding:

[buildout]
unzip = true

in the buildout.cfg file

answered Jul 22 '13 at 06:19

gurney alex

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How do I forbid easy_install from zipping eggs?

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