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title: "Python setup.py develop"
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date: 2020-02-21T22:42:55-05:00
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draft: false
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tags: [ "python" ]
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---
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**Deprecated in favor of [pip install editable](https://brandonrozek.com/blog/pipeditable)**
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I've found it to be incredibly helpful to emulate having a library installed on my system rather than depending on my local directory path to pick up my file edits. To do this in a python project where you've defined a `setup.py`, you can specify the command `develop`.
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First uninstall whatever version of your `library` you have.
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```bash
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pip uninstall library
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```
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Then in your folder with the `setup.py` run the following command
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```bash
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python setup.py develop
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```
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This will then create a symlink from your site-packages directory to the directory in which your code lives.
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Once you're ready to install it formally,
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```bash
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pip uninstall library
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pip install .
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```
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Distribute it,
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```bash
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pip wheel .
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```
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