How can I use numpy without installing it?

Question

I console access to a computer where I do not have root nor sudo rights.

Python version is 2.5.2 and numpy is not available. I cannot use python setup.py install --u

Answer 1

You can use python's distutils (which is what python setup.py runs) install to a local directory, which must be added to your PYTHONPATH. E.G.,

python setup.py install --prefix=~/local

which uses a directory hierarchy ~/local/lib/python2.x. (Or you can use --home=

to avoid the python2.x part)