Add scripts directory option when using `pip install --target target_dir`

[chhantyal]

• Pip version: 8.1.2
• Python version: 2.7.10_2
• Operating System: OSX 10.10.5

Description:

When I use --target option, I can specify target directory, however scripts are not inside. There is bit detailed StackOverflow question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26476607/how-do-you-specify-bin-directory-for-pip-install-with-target-option-enabled

It would be great if there was option to specify bin/ directory as well.

What I've run:

pip install ipython -t python_modules

ipython is installed inside python_modules but there is no bin/ipython

[techtonik]

Should be labelled with https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+target+label%3A%22--target+option%22

[xavfernandez]

Slightly related to #3980

[AlexeySanko]

I agree that it would be great. But how to implement it? It's sub-option of --target option and cannot be used without it.
To add option --target-scripts? Users try to use it without --target option.
To move into new command install_target/target from install? We will have problems with backward compatibility.

[pickfire]

Is there any workaround on this where we could install a binary wheel to a specific target with the binaries installed?

[munkyboy]

a workaround is to use the --user option. i.e. pip install --user flake8. This will put scripts in ~/.local/bin

[gokcennurlu]

I'd like to work on this (PyPA Sprint Weekend at Bloomberg).

[brainwane]

@gokcennurlu Great! How's this going?