Re: [Docutils-users] installation strategy

[Alan G. I. <ala...@gm...>]

It was like "refrigerator blindness": I saw only what
I expected to see. Thanks for your willingness to
be so explicit.
Alan


On 8/30/2023 5:43 AM, Guenter Milde via Docutils-users wrote:
> The linked documentation tells you:
> 
>    * To install a `development version`_*from source*:
>    
>      1. Open a shell
>    
>      2. Go to the directory containing the file ``setup.py``.
>    
>      3. Install the package with **one** of the following commands::
>    
>             pip install -e .  # editable install
>             pip install .     # regular install
>             python setup.py   # regular install with setuptools
> 
> and ``pip install --help`` explains what an "editable install" is:
> 
>    -e, --editable <path/url>   Install a project in editable mode (i.e.
>                                setuptools "develop mode") from a local project
>                                path or a VCS url.