[Idle-dev] Re: idlefork merge underway - errata

Kurt B. Kaiser kbk@shore.net
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:52:29 -0400


"Stephen M. Gava" wrote:
> 
> Isn't
> 
> idle_dir = os.path.abspath(sys.path[0]) + os.sep
> 
> os independent, and without worrying about the existence of particular files
> or modules??
> 

According to the check-in message on idle.py Rev 1.3 (fdrake): 

"Use a better approach to locating IDLE's default configuration,
allowing it to be run from anywhere, including through a symlink to
the actual idle.py script."


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