This directory contains packages useful to Paste users, who may not feel like installing those packages. The module util.thirdparty has functions for pulling these modules into the path, but also respecting any packages the user installed on their own. To use this, create a directory package_name-files, and then install the package into that directory, probably like:: cd PackageName python setup.py install \ --install-lib=path/to/3rd-party/package_name-files These files should *not* go into the repository! But they should go into the installation package.