python setup.py: how to set the path for the generated .so

Question

I have this setup.py: ``` from distutils.core import setup, Extension from setuptools import setup, Extension import numpy as np module1 = Extension('filename', sources = ['utilities/filename.c']) setup (name = 'library', version = '1.0', description = 'library', include_dirs = [np.get_include()], ext_modules = [module1]) ``` I want to create the filename.so into the folder utilities. I tried with ``` python setup.py build -f --build-temp=. -e utilities/ ``` but this put only the filename.o file into utilities/ and the .so into build/lib... Any idea? Is it possible or not?

Accepted Answer

If you want extensions modules to be build in the same directory you could use this:

```
python setup.py build_ext --inplace
```

Or you can add this parameter to specify a build folder

```
--build-lib=folderx
```

python setup.py: how to set the path for the generated .so

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