Python
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Enables local Python and local Python package installation.

Local Python Installation
-------------------------

[pythonz][6] builds and installs multiple Python versions locally in the home
directory.

This module prepends the pythonz directory to the path variable to enable the
execution of `pythonz`.

### Usage

Install Python versions with `pythonz install` into *~/.pythonz/pythons*.

Local Package Installation
--------------------------

Since version 2.6, Python supports per user package installation, as defined in
[PEP 370][1].

This module prepends per user site directories to the relevant path variables
to enable the execution of user installed scripts and the reading of
documentation.

### Usage

Install packages into the per user site directory with `easy_install --user` or
`pip install --user`.

virtualenvwrapper
-----------------

[virtualenvwrapper][2] is a frontend to the popular [virtualenv][3] utility.

virtualenv creates isolated Python environments and virtualenvwrapper provides
convenient shell functions to create, switch, and manage them.

### Usage

Install virtualenvwrapper and set [`$WORKON_HOME`][4] to the path where virtual
environments will be stored.

Aliases
-------

  - `py` is short for `python`.

### Pythonz

  - `pyz` is short for `pythonz`.
  - `pyzc` removes stale source folders and archives.
  - `pyzi` installs Python versions.
  - `pyzl` lists installed Python versions.
  - `pyzL` lists available Python versions.
  - `pyzu` updates itself to the latest version.
  - `pyzx` uninstalls Python versions.

Authors
-------

*The authors of this module should be contacted via the [issue tracker][5].*

  - [Sorin Ionescu](https://github.com/sorin-ionescu)
  - [Sebastian Wiesner](https://github.com/lunaryorn)

[1]: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0370/
[2]: http://www.doughellmann.com/projects/virtualenvwrapper/
[3]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv
[4]: http://www.doughellmann.com/docs/virtualenvwrapper/#introduction
[5]: https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/oh-my-zsh/issues
[6]: http://saghul.github.com/pythonz/