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I am using setuptools to creat a windows installer (using python
setup.py bdist --format=wininst).<br>
setuptools creates a 'entry point', so it generates a .exe in the
Scripts directory (this exe calls start.py)<br>
<br>
/base/<br>
start.py<br>
b.py<br>
/lib/<br>
__init__.py<br>
c.py<br>
<br>
start.py imports b.py (which has a global that is initialised)<br>
then start.py imports c.py<br>
c.py imports start.py (as far as I know this is not a circular import,
because I am using only 'import xx', not 'from xx import ..')<br>
<br>
when running start.py directly (as 'python start.py') everything goes
OK.<br>
<br>
My problem is when I run the .exe from the entry point in the Scripts
directory.<br>
when start.py is imported from c.py and start.py on its turn imports
b.py, b.py is completly initialised again. <br>
This behavious does not happen when start.py is called directly.<br>
<br>
what am I doing wrong?<br>
<br>
I also noticed that, when creating and installing a windwos instaler,
the easy-install.pth does not get an entry for my application. Is this
intended?<br>
<br>
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best regards, Henk-Jan<br>
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