packages in special directories?

[Gordon McMillan]

Michal Wallace wrote:
> 
> How can I make a .pth file point outside the main python directory?
> 
> I have my package development directory organized like this:
> 
> c:\zike\code\weblib
> c:\zike\code\weblib\__init__.py
> c:\zike\code\weblib\Sess.py
> c:\zike\code\weblib\Auth.py
> c:\zike\code\weblib\Perm.py
> 
> I like having my code under \zike\code for backup purposes,
> and to keep it seperate from work I do for other companies, etc.
> 
> Anyway, I want to be able to "import weblib" ... I know I can put
> it in PYTHONPATH, but that's already messy, so I wanted to
> try out the .pth notation..
> 
> so I made:
> 
> c:\program files\python\weblib.pth
> 
> which contains one line:
> 
> c:\zike\code\weblib
> 
> ... but this doesn't work.... 

Because weblib is the package. Your .pth file should say 
 c:/zike/code


- Gordon