David Ascher wrote:
On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, James C. Ahlstrom wrote:
This seems logical -- Python extensions must live in directories that Python searches (Python must do its own search because the search order is significant).
The PYTHONPATH search path is what I am trying to get away from. If I eliminate PYTHONPATH I still can not use the Windows DLL search path (which is superior) because DLLs are searched on PYTHONPATH too; thus my post. I don't believe it is important for Python module.dll to be located on PYTHONPATH.
Why is the DLL search path superior?
In my experience, the DLL search path (PATH for short)
Make that: [ os.path.dirname(sys.executable), os.getcwd(), win32api.GetSystemDirectory(), os.path.join(win32api.GetSystemDirectory(), '../SYSTEM'), win32api.GetWindowsDirectory() ] + string.split(os.environ['PATH'], ';')
is problematic because it requires either using the System control panel or modifying autoexec.bat, both of which can have massive systemic effects completely unrelated to Python if a mistake is made during the modification.
Hear, hear! [snip] - Gordon