Use Python's easy_install in intranet

Question

Increasingly I found myself using tools based upon python, particularly that use installation processes involving easy_install. The trouble for me is that I am

1. On an intranet with no internet access
2. On windows (which always complicates things a little!)

Any advice on how to setup easy_install on my intranet to make using python based tools a bit easier?

Answer 1

I think you can use .egg files with easy_install, you could host those on your intranet and point easy_install to it. See http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#using-easy-install for a good reference.