Python Module Managing

Ahhh package managing, infinite headache.

So the standard way to install modules in Python is the Distutils way:

python setup.py install

However there is no symetric uninstall. Simple ways to overcome this problem, more or less stylishly:

1. Use easy_install

2. In a *nix-like environment, install with a record, then pass the record to a delete command:

python setup.py install --record files.txt
cat files.txt | xargs rm -rf

3. Convert the package to a native package format, then use your OS package manager capabilities:

windown: python setup.py bdist_wininst
*nix like: python setup.py bdist_(deb|rpm)

Hope that any of these works for you.