["python","pip","setuptools","python-packaging"]
"pip install --editable ./" vs "python setup.py develop"

Is there any significant difference between pip install -e /path/to/mypackage and the setuptools variant? python /path/to/mypackage/setup.py develop
Try to avoid calling setup.py directly, it will not properly tell pip that you've installed your package. With pip install -e: For local projects, the “SomeProject.egg-info” directory is created relative to the project path. This is one advantage over just using setup.py develop, which creates the “egg-info” directly relative the current working directory. More: docs Also read the setuptools' docs.