python_installer_library_wheel_install_with_scheme_destination.py

1from installer import install
2from installer.destinations import SchemeDictionaryDestination
3from installer.sources import WheelFile
4
5# 1. Provide the path to the .whl file
6wheel_path = "example_package-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl"
7
8# 2. Define the destination schemes (where files should be installed)
9# In a real-world scenario, you would use tools like `sysconfig` 
10# to determine these paths for the current environment.
11destination = SchemeDictionaryDestination(
12    scheme_dict={
13        "purelib": "/path/to/site-packages",
14        "platlib": "/path/to/site-packages",
15        "headers": "/path/to/include",
16        "scripts": "/path/to/bin",
17        "data": "/path/to/data",
18    },
19    interpreter="/usr/bin/python3",
20    script_kind="posix",
21)
22
23# 3. Perform the installation
24with WheelFile.open(wheel_path) as source:
25    install(
26        source=source,
27        destination=destination,
28        # Additional metadata can be provided here
29        additional_metadata={},
30    )