Equivalent for easy install pip

Question

The Python disutils consists of an '--user' option to install packages as a limited user in the following way:

python setup.py install --user

But is there any equivalent for pip & easy_install in Python?

Answer 1

For pip you can check the User Installs for details, but it is used as such:

pip install --user Foo
 

It's a bit trickier for easy_install. Do not use easy_install for the handful of packages that aren't pip-able.