[Python-Dev] Re: [Distutils] Questions about distutils strategy

[Guido van Rossum]

[me]
> > Also, note that editing site.py is a no-no!  You can create/edit
> > sitecustomize.py, but you should leave site.py alone!

[Gordon]
> That would work fine. One of the standalone configurations will 
> write a site.py, but that's for a completely self-contained 
> installation (ie, one which will have no conflicts with another 
> Python installation). 
> 
> I'd also note that, for Windows at least, the path-expanding 
> mechanism created by site.py has not caught on. I've got lots 
> installed, and no site-python, site-packages or sitecustomize.

You shouldn't see site-python or site-packages, they only exist on
Unix.  On Windows, everything is installed in the top Python
directory.  However you should see .pth files there, which is what
site.py looks for.  I believe NumPy and PIL use those.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)