>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd() # Returns the current working directory; usually the directory you were in when you started the interpreter
>>> os.chdir('/path/to/directory') # Change the current working directory to 'path/to/directory'. Also accepts bash commands like '..' and '/'


For installing setuptools for 2.6 download “ez_setup.py” from:

http://svn.python.org/projects/sandbox/branches/setuptools-0.6/#egg=setuptools-dev06

And run it [In the terminal, navigate to the folder where the ez_setup.py file downloaded to and type python ez_setup.py]. setuptools should be installed. This will place easy_install in your python26/Scripts directory, make sure this is in your PATH, and then you should be able to use easy_install.

This worked great. In order to add python26/Scripts to your Windows path:

1. Right click on the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop and select ‘Properties’
2. Select the ‘Advanced’ tab, and then select ‘Environment Variables’
3. Under ‘System Variables’  select the variable ‘Path’ and click ‘Edit’
4. At the end of the line in ‘Variable value:’ add a semicolon [;] and write ‘C:\python26\Scripts’
5. Select ‘OK’  a couple times, restart terminal, and you should be able to type in ‘easy_install –help’ and receive a big ‘ol mess of help