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

[VanL]

On Mar 13, 2012, at 8:37 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

>> 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?


We *already* have this. The only difference in this proposal is that we go from py_version_nodot to py_version_short, i.e. from

c:\python33\lib\python33 

to

c:\python33\lib\python3.3

Given that we already repeat it, isn't it better to be consistent?

Thanks,

Van