easy_install#
setup.py#
setup.py is the standard install script.
Targetting i386#
On Mac, in particular if you are using virtualenv, you can end up with problems if your system python is x86_64 and your virtualenv python is i386 (and possibly ppc). To target i386:
$ env CFLAGS='-arch i386' LDFLAGS='-arch i386' python setup.py install
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