Uninstall Python packages built from source
How do I uninstall Python packages that have been built from source and installed via...
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
?
Solution 1:
If your package provider didn't produce a setup.py uninstall
method then, more often than not, you can just manually remove the package from your Python's site-packages
directory.
This will be located at /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages
or equivalent for your distro and version of Python. Within that there will be either a directory or a .egg
file corresponding to the package's name. Simply delete that.
There are some instances where packages will install stuff elsewhere. Django for instance installs django-admin.py
to /usr/sbin
. Your best bet is to run setup.py install
again, make a note of what it is installing where and then cleanup.
Solution 2:
You need to delete the folder and files that were created for the package in the site-packages folder of python.
I'm not sure where it is on Ubuntu but it is probably something like:
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages
but it could be in lib64 if you have a 64bit install and the python version might be different so adjust the path accordingly.
Solution 3:
Building on what everyone has said, if you just installed it ( say within the last 20 minutes), the following might help you find what you need to delete:
find /usr/lib/python* -cmin -20