How do you uninstall a python package that was installed using distutils?

Question

Can you simply delete the directory from your python installation, or are there any lingering files that you must delete?

Answer 1

The three things that get installed that you will need to delete are:

1. Packages/modules
2. Scripts
3. Data files

Now on my linux system these live in:

1. /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages
2. /usr/bin
3. /usr/share

But on a windows system they are more likely to be entirely within the Python distribution directory. I have no idea about OSX except it is more likey to follow the linux pattern.