Can setup.py copy modules to a location other than /usr/share/ansible?

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Can you convince your sysadmin to install the 3 or 4 requirements on your system (python-yaml, python-paramiko, and python-jinja2)?

If you do, then you do not need to run setup.py. Running the following should be sufficient:

export ANSIBLE_HOSTS=/a/b/c/ansible_hosts
. ansible/hacking/env-setup

Note that one site I use ansible at, I use it as an apps user, not as root.

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You can also install *those* modules in virtualenv.