Damit in ''~/.pydistutils.cfg'' installiert ''setup.py'' site-packages dahin, wo sie hingehören...

  [install]
  prefix = /usr/local

Für ''easy_install'' (ist das extra notwendig?):

  [easy_install]
  install-dir=/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages
  site-dirs=/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages
  script-dir=/usr/local/bin