yes, this works as designed. --prefix always overrides the default that Debian's system python does set. If you want to install into /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages, just omit the --prefix.
yes, this works as designed. --prefix always overrides the default that Debian's system python does set. If you want to install into /usr/local/ lib/python2. 6/dist- packages, just omit the --prefix.