From c4eae7b3d1ca8c4872ac7908a652ecde4334cdf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Illfelder Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:14:58 -0700 Subject: Update the README with PyPI package instructions. --- README.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1bf5d06..0321df8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ GitHub releases. Specific to running `boto` inside of a Python [`virtualenv`](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/), -specify `--system-site-packages` when creating any virtual environment. This -enables use of the Linux guest environmment package during setup. +virtual environments are isolated from system site-packages. This includes the +installed Linux guest environment libraries that are used to configure `boto` +credentials. There are two recommended solutions: + +* Create a virtual environment with `virtualenv venv --system-site-packages`. +* Install `boto` via the Linux guest environment PyPI package using + `pip install google-compute-engine`. ## Contributing -- cgit v1.2.1