[Python-Dev] Python install layout and the PATH on win32

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> 1) The layout for the python root directory for all platforms should be
> as follows:
>
> stdlib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
> platstdlib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
> purelib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
> platlib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
> include = {base/userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}
> scripts = {base/userbase}/bin
> data = {base/userbase}
[...]
> I have talked with a number of people at PyCon, including Tarek and MvL.
> Nobody objected, and several thought it was a good idea.

I admit that I didn't understand that lib/python{version} was
also part of the proposal. I'm fine with the bin/ change, but
skeptical about the lib change - this just adds a redundant level
of directories on Windows. The installation will end up in

c:\python33\lib\python3.3

which has the software name and version twice in the path.

Do we *really* need this?

Regards,
Martin