use less evil 'python setup.py easy_install' instead of 'easy_install' #711
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Apparently,
easy_install
is not equivalent withpython setup.py easy_install
...When using
easy_install
, Python package installations listed ineasy-install.pth
files that are available through$PYTHONPATH
(and probably also in~/.local
) get preference over other installations in the Python search path, which can (and does) cause problems.One example where this is an issue is installing
vsc-base-2.4.1.eb
on a system where an older version of vsc-base (<=v2.3) is available througheasy-install.pth
.Using
python setup.py easy_install
, these problems do not occur.