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Install python packages on shared host


I would like to know if it is possible to install (without using shell - I don't have any permissions to use command line) python packages on a shared host. (Do not ask to change host provider)

Also, on that host is installed Python and Django and I would like to install : https://pypi.python.org/pypi/xlwt on server.

Is that possible?


Solution

  • Though this is an old question, I bumped into the same problem.

    You normally can not install packages for Python easily. There is however a nice solution. Virtualenv creates a local instance of Python, and after installing virtualenv, you can install packages locally in your account.