php - Allowing Apache to use Locally Installed Python Modules, on a Server that I don't have root access -

i trying execute python script php this:

$output= shell_exec("/usr/bin/python grabdata.py);

the problem is, i'm using locally installed module. error :

traceback (most recent call last): file "/the path/grabdata.py",  line 2, in <module> import xlrd importerror: no module named xlrd

is there way me make apache can use modules? note: said in title don't have root access.

virtualenv may give setup needed work own python environment in shared hosting world.

Braziel