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Asked: 2026-05-15T00:30:37+00:00

I have python .egg files that are stored in a relative location to some

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I have python .egg files that are stored in a relative location to some .py code. The problem is, I am targeting python 2.5.1 computers which require my project be self contained in a folder (hundreds of thousands of OLPC XO 8.2.1 release laptops running Sugar). This means I cannot just ./ez_install to perform a system-wide setuptools/pkg_resources installation.

Example directory structure:

My Application/
My Application/library1.egg
My Application/libs/library2.egg
My Application/test.py

I am wondering how best to import and use library1 and library2 from within test.py with no pkg_resources system-wide installation. Is my best option simply to unzip the .egg files?

Thanks for any tips.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you want to be able to use pkg_resources, just copy pkg_resources.py alongside your application’s main script. It’s designed to be able to be used this way as a standalone runtime.

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