Put Current Directory on Python Path (for quick testing)

pylink

#!/bin/bash
#
# pylink - Link a Python module to your site packages directory.
# Found at: See http://gist.github.com/21649 for updates.
# Small enhacements
# Usage: Save this gist as pylink and put it on your path
# pylink somedirectory
# Now somedirectory is on your python path (in site packages directory)

# Check that an argument has been given. If not, print usage string.
if [ -z $1 ]
then
   echo "Usage: `basename $0` <path_to_module> [<link_name>]"
   exit
fi

# If there is not already a SITE_PACKAGES environment variable, then get it
# from Python.
if [[ -z $SITE_PACKAGES || ! -d $SITE_PACKAGES ]]
then
   SITE_PACKAGES=`python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"`
fi

# Parse the first argument
BASE=`basename $1`
DIR=`dirname $1`

# Go into the directory of the first argument
pushd $DIR > /dev/null

if [ $2 ]; then
   # If an additional name for the module has been provided, use that as the
   # link's basename.
   ln -sfnv `pwd`/$BASE $SITE_PACKAGES/`basename $2`
else
   # Otherwise, use the basename of the given location.
   ln -sfnv `pwd`/$BASE $SITE_PACKAGES/$BASE
fi

# Return to where we were before
popd > /dev/null