Configuring Python to use additional locations for site-packages

Question

Is there a way to tell Python about additional site-packages locations without modifying existing scripts?

On my CentOS 5.5 server I have a Python 2.7 i

Answer 1

You could replace the python executable with a wrapper script which appends your added installpath to PYTHONPATH. But this is a kludge.

But I'd try to fix the installation of the add-on so that it properly goes into the site-packages dir.