Packaging Your Code =================== Packaging your code is important. For Python Developers ::::::::::::::::::::: If you're writing an open source Python module, `PyPi `_, more properly known as *The Cheeseshop*, is the place to host it. Pip vs. easy_install -------------------- x y z Personal PyPi ------------- If you want to install packages from a source different from PyPI, (say, if your packages are proprietary), you can do it by hosting a simple http server, running from the directory which holds those packages which need to be installed. #### Showing an example is always benificial: Say if you are after installing a package called MyPackage.tar.gz, and assuming this is your directory structure - archive - MyPackage - MyPackage.tar.gz Go to your command prompt and type: $ cd archive $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 9000 This runs a simple http server running on port 9000 and will list down all packages(like "MyPackage"). Now you can install _MyPackage_ using any python package installer. Say using Pip, you would do it like: $ pip install --extra-index-url=http://127.0.0.1:9000/ MyPackage Remember! having a folder with the same name as the package name is __crucial__ here. I got fooled by that, one time. But if you feel that creating a folder called __MyPackage__ and keeping __MyPackage.tar.gz__ inside that, is _reduntant_, you can still install MyPackage like: $ pip install http://127.0.0.1:9000/MyPackage.tar.gz For Linux Distributions :::::::::::::::::::::::: Useful Tools ```````````` - epm - alien