Installing local package to PyCharm

Question

I am trying to install a custom Python 3 package into PyCharm. The package comes with a setup.py file. In PyCharm's Project Interpreter settings, I tried adding the local directory (according to these instructions) which contains the setup.py file but the package is not registering when I reload the list of available packages to install. Tried adding the directory which includes the .egg file but to no avail either. How am I supposed to install custom packages? Is there a command line I could use instead for PyCharm?

Using PyCharm Pro v3.4 on OSX Yosemite.

Answer 1

I ended up setting up a virtual environment (using virtualenvwrapper), installing the python packages there, and then pointing the Project Interpreter within PyCharm to the python version sitting within the virtual environment.