[Python-Dev] Reminder: last alphas next Wednesday 07-May-2008

[Christian Heimes]

Guido van Rossum schrieb:
> I like this, except one issue: I really don't like the .local
> directory. I don't see any compelling reason why this needs to be
> ~/.local/lib/ -- IMO it should just be ~/lib/. There's no need to hide
> it from view, especially since the user is expected to manage this
> explicitly.

The directory name has been commented on by glyph in great length
(again). Thanks glyph! I'm all on his side. The base directory for
Python related files should be a dot directory in the root directory of
the users home dir. I slightly prefer ~/.local/ over other suggestions
but I'm also open to ~/.python.d/

Should I wait with the commit until we have agreed on a directory name
or do you want me to commit the code now?

> I might look at this later; but it seems to me to be a pure
> optimization and thus not required to be in before the first beta.

Correct, it's an optimization to enhance the memory utilization.

Christian