[Pythonmac-SIG] How to provide additions to python path such thatall executions of a given python binary will see them?

[Ronald Oussoren]

On Friday, June 18, 2004, at 02:55AM, Kenneth McDonald <kenneth.m.mcdonald at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Currently, I modify my python path through inclusion of a PYTHONPATH 
>variable
>in the .login file. However, I need to add a /local/python/packages 
>directory
>to the path in such a manner that all executions of the system python 
>binary
>see /local/python/packages. I was just wondering up the best (least 
>hacky)
>way of doing this might be.

create /Library/Python/2.3/local.pth containing the line /local/python/packages.

The exact name of the file is not important, as long as it has the suffix '.pth'.

Ronald
>
>Thanks,
>Ken McDonald
>
>
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