[Pythonmac-SIG] How to provide additions to python path such that all executions of a given python binary will see them?

[Jack Jansen]

On 18 Jun 2004, at 02:55, Kenneth McDonald wrote:

> Currently, I modify my python path through inclusion of a PYTHONPATH 
> variable
> in the .login file. However, I need to add a /local/python/packages 
> directory
> to the path in such a manner that all executions of the system python 
> binary
> see /local/python/packages. I was just wondering up the best (least 
> hacky)
> way of doing this might be.

You set them in ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist, environment variables set 
in that file are read at login time, so they are also available to GUI 
programs. The MacPython FAQ has the details.
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