[Gdal-dev] Import Gdal

[Sean Gillies]

Christopher Barker wrote:
> Gustavo Ces wrote:
>>    I had to install the exe for 2.4 and then make README´s 
>> instructions ( add path and enviromental variable). When you enter in 
>> a new World ( Python world) all is new, there is a lot off changes and 
>> Stuff. But some info about how to install Gdal in a clean Python 
>> distribution in windows could be useful :).
>>    I´ll make some comprobations and then send a mail to the list with 
>> steps for installing dedicated to
>> future voyagers :)
> 
> That would be great, but this is way too hard. It really should be 
> easier to install GDAL into and existing Python.
> 
> Maybe that's something we could clean up during the sprint next week?
> 
> Hmmm -- I don't know whether to go to the GDAL bug squash or the SWIG 
> Bindings sprint....
> 
> -Chris
> 

Chris,

I think virtualenv looks like a promising tool for creating isolated, 
replicable environments (like the ones from FWTools).

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv

I'm using zc.buildout to do stuff like this, but virtualenv looks like 
it could be a better fit for non-Zope stuff.

Sean