[Python-Dev] Proposal for virtualenv functionality in Python

[Tres Seaver]

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Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Feb 21, 2010, at 01:51 PM, Tres Seaver wrote:
> 
>> +1 for having the conf file in the same directory as the pythonv
>> esecutable (yes, I know it isn't FHS compatible, but virtualevn is kind
>> of antithetical to the spirit of FHS anyway).
> 
> Which is okay, right? because virtualenv is really about development and the
> FHS is really about installation.  Is that what you meant by "antithetical"?

FHS is about keeping the "system" components in known location, and
mandates stuff like separation of binaries, configuration, shared libs,
data, etc..  virtualenv is about building an envirnoment which is
insultated from the system components (and avoids polluting them).

Putting the config file next to the binary would be verboten under the
FHS, but I don't think it is relevant.


Tres.
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