title: Installing external packages into Canopy Python using easy_install as non-admin
body: <p>I am user of a Windows computer without admin rights and just installed Canopy Python from Enthought (and I was really excited that I was able to do this without admin rights). I would now like to install an external package (that is not available in Canopy Python as an academic user). The instructions on the <a href="https://support.enthought.com/entries/23389761-Installing-external-packages-into-Canopy-Python" rel="nofollow">support page from Enthought</a> suggest that to install an external package, we can just open a command window, make sure that Canopy Python is on the SHELL path, and then "follow standard Python installation procedures from the command line," with the suggested approach being to use easy_install. However, as a non-admin, when trying to use easy_install, a dialog box pops up requesting a admin username/password (which I do not have as a regular user). Does anyone know if it is possible to use easy_install as a non-admin or if there is an alternative solution to install external packages for non-admin users for Canopy Python?</p>