Re: [Distutils] Re: [Python-Dev] Where to install non-code files

On Fri, 26 May 2000, Greg Ward wrote:

[Gordon]

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$PYTHONSTARTUP ??

The idea is to set sys.path for *just this application* rather than for all Python code installed on the system. This is kind of important if

It's useful to remember that $PYTHONSTARTUP only affects interactive interpreters, not scripts/applications. Using this for anything related to the installed base is pretty bogus. It would also be unreliable since users won't cooperate. ;)

-Fred