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Replace alternative OSX install workaround with virtualenv

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Julia Medina 2015-08-19 03:19:27 -03:00
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@ -138,21 +138,14 @@ solutions:
brew update; brew upgrade python
* *(Alternative)* Force system python to load the user installed packages
first:
* *(Optional)* Install Scrapy inside an isolated python environment.
* Update your ``PYTHONPATH`` variable (Change ``.bashrc`` to ``.zshrc``
accordantly if you're using `zsh`_ as default shell)::
This method is a workaround for the above OS X issue, but it's an overall
good practice for managing dependencies and can complement the first method.
echo "export PYTHONPATH=/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH" >> ~/.bashrc
* Reload ``.bashrc`` to ensure the changes have taken place::
source ~/.bashrc
* Install ``pip``::
sudo easy_install pip
`virtualenv`_ is a tool you can use to create virtual environments in python.
We recommended reading a tutorial like
http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/ to get started.
After any of these workarounds you should be able to install Scrapy::
@ -168,3 +161,4 @@ After any of these workarounds you should be able to install Scrapy::
.. _AUR Scrapy package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/scrapy/
.. _homebrew: http://brew.sh/
.. _zsh: http://www.zsh.org/
.. _virtualenv: https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/