EasyInstall - CPAN for Python? Source

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2title: 'EasyInstall - CPAN for Python?'
3date: '2007-05-17'
4published_at: '2007-05-17T11:19:00.000+10:00'
5tags: ['code', 'programming', 'python']
6author: 'Gavin Jackson'
7excerpt: 'In a nutshell, dowload EasyInstall from: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installing-easy-install This now allows you to install python packages (called eggs). Like CPAN for PERL, i...'
8updated_at: '2007-05-17T11:32:24.638+10:00'
9legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2007/05/easyinstall-cpan-for-python.html'
10---
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12In a nutshell, dowload EasyInstall from:
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14[http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installing-easy-install](http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installing-easy-install)
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16This now allows you to install python packages (called eggs). Like CPAN for PERL, it automates the download, build and installation process. More importantly, it lets you easily grab the python mechanise package.
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18```
19easy_install mechanize
20```
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22Learn more here:
23[http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/mechanize/](http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/mechanize/)
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