when installing python can i put it on an ext hd?

[Phoenix]

will i be able to use pip to install some mathlab components? or will the path be wrong?

[wankawonk]

pretty sure you can do this if you want

after installing the package use "pip show <package name>" and then make sure the location it shows is in your python path ($PYTHONPATH on unix). I wouldn't be surprised if it already is in the python path, even though you installed python on a secondary volume.

I think you would also need to add your python install location to your global path ($PATH on unix) in order for pip to find and run python