title: Installing SUDS in python 2.6.4
body: <p>I am having real trouble installing SUDS in python 2.6.4. I have tried to install the setup file but it says the location of python cannot be found. This is because I have changed the location of python. I have tried to use easy_install but am having no luck. Does anyone know a simple way to do this or have a link to clear installation instructions.</p>
  
  <p>Command that I entered was:</p>
  
  <pre><code>python setup.py install
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The result I recieved was:</p>
  
  <pre><code>running install
  error: cannot create or remove files in install directory
  
  The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the
  installation directory:
  
      [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/test-easy-install-9203.write-test'
  
  The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
  the distutils default setting) was:
  
      /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/
  
  Perhaps your account does not have write access to this directory?  If the
  installation directory is a system-owned directory, you may need to sign in
  as the administrator or "root" account.  If you do not have administrative
  access to this machine, you may wish to choose a different installation
  directory, preferably one that is listed in your PYTHONPATH environment
  variable.
  
  For information on other options, you may wish to consult the
  documentation at:
  
    http://peak.telecommunity.com/EasyInstall.html
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And if I have to change the python path how exactly do you do this.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried what one site said to do and it was to first, create an altinstall.pth file in Python's site-packages directory, containing the following line:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import os, site; site.addsitedir(os.path.expanduser('~/lib/python2.3'))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then it says modify distutils.cfg in the distutils directory with:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[install]
  install_lib = ~/lib/python2.3
  # This next line is optional but often quite useful; it directs EasyInstall
  # and the distutils to install scripts in the user's "bin" directory.  For
  # Mac OS X framework Python builds, you should use /usr/local/bin instead,
  # because neither ~/bin nor the default script installation location are on
  # the system PATH.
  #
  install_scripts = ~/bin
  </code></pre>