Installing compiled Python modules on Windows on a virtual env

Question

I'm using virtualenv to maintain a Python installation on Windows.

I want to install the popular PIL module, which comes as .exe. I run the .exe installer, but it tries to install to the regular Python folder and it doesn't give me any opportunity to change to the virtual environment.

What can I do?

Answer 1

Have you tried, just letting it install, then copying the files into the virtual environment?

It appears that you can use the 'Open Archive' option of 7-Zip to open up the exe file. Why not try opening it up, extracting your files and place them in the appropriate location.

Answer 2

You can activate the virtualenv, the easy_install /path/to/exe