title: pip install a local git repository
body: <p>I can't find the correct way to install a local directory as a python package using pip.</p>
  
  <pre><code>(venv) C:\(...)&gt;pip install . --no-index
  Ignoring indexes: http://pypi.python.org/simple/
  Unpacking c:\users\fsantos\desktop\biskates.com\biskates\forks\django-pipeline
    Running setup.py egg_info for package from file:///(...)%5Cforks%5Cdjango-pipeline
  
  Installing collected packages: django-pipeline
    Running setup.py install for django-pipeline
  
  Successfully installed django-pipeline
  Cleaning up...
  
  (venv) C:\(...)&gt;cd ..
  (venv) C:\(...)&gt;python
  Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
  Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
  &gt;&gt;&gt; import pipeline
  &gt;&gt;&gt; pipeline.__file__
  'C:\\(...)site-packages\\pipeline\\__init__.py'
  &gt;&gt;&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>As you can see pip just copied over the package to site-packages. How can I avoid this, and use the package directly from its source folder?</p>
  
  <p>I'm trying to integrate django-pipeline into my Django project, but I want to add support for Django 1.4 first, so I forked and cloned my fork.</p>