python setup.py develop fails

[prashanthpai]

[ppai@pp PyUserInput]$ sudo python setup.py develop
usage: setup.py [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]
   or: setup.py --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...]
   or: setup.py --help-commands
   or: setup.py cmd --help

error: invalid command 'develop'

Can you use setuptools instead of distutils ?

[SavinaRoja]

It's been on my agenda to do some revamping of the installation methods for a little while; I'll take this into consideration. In the meantime, I typically do my testing and developing using a virtualenv and pip install -e path/to/package for this feature.