Re: [Python-ideas] Draft PEP for the regularization of Python install layouts

On Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 12:08:22PM -0500, VanL wrote:

On Oct 30, 2011 5:58 PM, "Jim Jewett" wrote:

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Is this something that Python even *can* reasonably control, particularly on the various Linux distributions?

In my experience, the location for the Python environment changes a bit, but the internal layout is general consistent with what is set out in sysconfig and distutils.command.install. The most unique layout I have seen is for Ubuntu, which adds a vendor-packages directory.

Debian 6 "squeeze" added dist-packages for 3rd-party modules installed via apt/dpkg. Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phdru.name/ phd@phdru.name Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.