Python Import Library From Tar.gz?

I am working on a box which I don't have root access. However, there is a folder /share which would be accessed for everyone to read and write. I want to figure out a way to put p

Solution 1:

tar.gz is the source code of the library. You should unpack it, and you will find a setup.py script inside. Run:

python setup.py install --prefix=/share/pythonLib

This will create:

/share/pythonLib/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

In your scripts append that path to sys.path and everything should work fine.