Python packages that I like to start every new virtualenv with

common.pip

ipdb
ipython
nose
coverage
pyflakes
pylint
ropevim
pep8

django-tools.pip

django-command-extensions
django-debug-toolbar
fabric
gunicorn
django-devserver
-e git://github.com/jbalogh/django-debug-cache-panel#egg=cache_panel

ready-for-duty-virtualenv.sh

#!/bin/sh

mkenv(){
    virtualenv --no-site-packages $1;
    source $1/bin/activate;
    pip install -U --download-cache=$PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE pip;
    pip install --download-cache=$PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE -r common.pip
}

RFDV-pip-findlinks-cache.sh

#!/bin/sh

#alternative version using Preston Holmes' (ptone) fork of pip with support for
#special "cache" keyword to the --find-links option
#now pip can use the download cache and does not have to contact the index
mkenv(){
    virtualenv --no-site-packages $1;
    source $1/bin/activate;
    pip install git+https://github.com/ptone/pip.git@cache-as-findlinks#egg=pip-with-cache;
    pip install --no-index --find-links=cache -r common.pip;
}