Re: [Numpy-discussion] Is anyone knowledgeable about dll deployment on windows ?

David Cournapeau skrev:

If every python package starts to put its extensions (*.pyd) into a directory, what happens when two different packages have an extension with the same name (e.g. package foo has a package multiarray.pyd) ? I would also be really annoyed if a 3rd party extension starts polluting my C:\Python26.

In disutils, data_files can install DLLs where Python wants them. Just pass 'DLLs' as path, and the rest it up to distutils. If anyone pollutes your c:\Python26 it is distutils, not a third party extension. This is not any different from installing other data files. Sturla