[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/inst inst.tex,1.44,1.45

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/inst
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Modified Files:
	inst.tex 
Log Message:
Mention that .pth files can't be used to override standard modules
    (suggested by Jack Jansen)


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  \file{.../site-packages/} directory.  Path configuration files have an
  extension of \file{.pth}, and each line must contain a single path
! that will be added to \code{sys.path}.  Paths can be absolute or
! relative, in which case they're relative to the directory containing
! the \file{.pth} file.  Any directories added to the search path will
! be scanned in turn for \file{.pth} files.  See
  \citetitle[http://www.python.org/dev/doc/devel/lib/module-site.html]{the
  documentation for the \module{site} module} for more information.
--- 729,740 ----
  \file{.../site-packages/} directory.  Path configuration files have an
  extension of \file{.pth}, and each line must contain a single path
! that will be appended to \code{sys.path}.  (Because the new paths are
! appended to \code{sys.path}, modules in the added directories will not
! override standard modules.  This means you can't use this mechanism
! for installing fixed versions of standard modules.)
! 
! Paths can be absolute or relative, in which case they're relative to
! the directory containing the \file{.pth} file.  Any directories added
! to the search path will be scanned in turn for \file{.pth} files.  See
  \citetitle[http://www.python.org/dev/doc/devel/lib/module-site.html]{the
  documentation for the \module{site} module} for more information.