how to include python modules in linux?

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I found this xgoogle python modules http://github.com/pkrumins/xgoogle, very interesting. How exactly should i include or install these files in linux??

if i want to do something like this using xgoogle python module?

>>from xgoogle.search import GoogleSearch

I know that we can use from, import to use modules, but to include an external module, what should i do? Should i need to install module or what?

William Niu · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-01 13:07:55Z

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You could either do the usual install dance:

python setup.py install

or simply include the files in a known directory and include that directory in the PYTHONPATH:

$ export PYTHONPATH=/contains/modules:$PYTHONPATH

Here's a detailed documentation on Installing Python Modules: http://docs.python.org/install/

answered Oct 1, 2010 at 13:07

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Abhilash Muthuraj Over a year ago

In the directory of xgoogle, there is no install file, see the contents below

abhilash@abhilash:~/python_resources/xgoogle/xgoogle$ ls BeautifulSoup.py   browser.py   googlesets.py  search.py          translate.py BeautifulSoup.pyc  browser.pyc  __init__.py    sponsoredlinks.py

William Niu Over a year ago

what about one directory level above? There should be a setup.py file.

Guillaume Lebourgeois · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-01 13:08:35Z

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You can install it with other python libraries / modules, or just put it in the same repository than your project.

answered Oct 1, 2010 at 13:08

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