* Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> [2008-01-07 16:01:42 -0500]:
On Jan 7, 2008, at 11:37 AM, Phillip J. Eby wrote:
Python automatically adds ~/.python/site-packages to sys.path; this is added /before/ the system site-packages file. An open question is whether it needs to go at the front of the list. It should definitely be searched before the system site-packages.
What about including the Python version in the directory name? C Extensions may not work correctly across versions, and bytecode will get recompiled a lot if you're using multiple versions. Also, if this is a 2.6/3.0 change, it's likely that the *source* won't be compatible across versions either. :)
D'oh, yes of course. So make that:
~/.python/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages
In that case how about: ~/.local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages or: ~/local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages I believe both of these locations are already in use by various systems / people, so it would fit in better with existing practice.
IMO, it should be a true site directory.
This would be ideal. -- mithrandi, i Ainil en-Balandor, a faer Ambar