[Pythonmac-SIG] RE: Localized project folder and .pth?

[Lee Cullens]

OS X 10.3.8  with the Mac Python add ons (and new to both Mac and 
Python)

To keep a learning project together I'm creating my module files in a 
folder within my account.  Not using any fancy IDE yet I brought up 
PythonIDE and (of course) the first import of one of my modules failed. 
  Having read about a .pth file I created a one liner with a full path 
to my learning project folder and then looked around for where to put 
it.  I noticed other .pth files in /Library/Python/2.3 so I put it 
there and now the imports of my modules work.

The point here is though this worked, is this the correct (normally 
accepted) way to do such.  That is, keeping a project's "unique" 
modules in an isolated folder (or folder structure), creating a .pth 
file to such and placing that file in /Library/Python/2.3?

If someone has already elaborated on this subject then please just 
point me at the piece.

I don't want to develop any "bad" practices that at best annoy others 
and at worst come back to bite me :~)

Thanks,
Lee C