tomh /.pydistutils.cfg

For installing python modules in OS X. http://www.szakmeister.net/blog/2008/mar/27/installing-python-modules-to-your-home-folder-on-a-mac/
[easy_install]

# set the default location to install packages
install_dir = $HOME/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages

[install]
install-base=$HOME
install-purelib=$HOME/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages
install-platlib=$HOME/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages
install-scripts=$HOME/bin
install-data=$HOME/Library/Python/2.5/share
install-headers=$HOME/Library/Python/2.5/Headers