https://naoko.github.io/tags/setuptools/Recent content in Setuptools on the art of simplicityHugoen-usMon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://naoko.github.io/posts/2018-03-05-your-project-install-pip-setup/Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://naoko.github.io/posts/2018-03-05-your-project-install-pip-setup/<h3 id="the-problem">The problem:</h3> <ul> <li>I don&rsquo;t understand the difference between <code>setup.py develop</code> and <code>setup.py install</code></li> <li>I don&rsquo;t understand the difference between <code>setup.py develop</code> and <code>pip install -e [dir]</code></li> <li>I don&rsquo;t see the changes to my code when I import my code</li> </ul> <h3 id="the-difference-between-setuppy-develop-and-setuppy-install">The difference between <code>setup.py develop</code> and <code>setup.py install</code></h3> <p>In short, you want to run <code>setup.py develop</code> when you are editing code because when you run <code>setup.py install</code>, it will copy your code into <code>site-packages</code> thus if you want to test your latest code you will need to <code>install</code> (copy) again. On the other hand, with <code>develop</code>, it creates a link to your source code so that when you import your code, it is your latest code.</p>