not sure how to make pip download packages for later installation
make sure /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin is in the shell path
notes for downloading and installing python packages offline have been scattered. creating a new file in topics for these notes:
from /c/system/startup.txt
cd /directory/for/sources sudo easy_install -zmaxd . pylons #sudo easy_install -zmaxd . simplejson
then on offline machine, use: sudo easy_install -f . Pylons
cd /downloads/python/ mkdir sphinx cd /downloads/python/sphinx/ sudo easy_install -zmaxd . sphinx sudo easy_install -f . Sphinx