How to run Python egg files directly without installing them?

Question

Is it possible to run Python egg files directly as you can run jar files with Java?

For example, with Java you might dos something like:

Answer 1

For example, if you want to import the suds module which is available as .egg file:

egg_path='/home/shahid/suds_2.4.egg'

sys.path.append(egg_path)

import suds
#... rest of code