[Tutor] search path
bas pels
pels@bio.uva.nl
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 17:50:28 +0100
a small question about search paths.
i have downloaded two so-called site-packages that both contain
x.pth files in their directories (so-called path configuration files).
from the reference manual (p.57) i learnt that the site module uses
these files to modify the sys.path list.
it seems to me that the path configuration files need to be in
a specific directory (given by sys.prefix or sys.exec_prefix) to be
read. however, to put them there i need to be root.
is there a way to test the packages (and to make use of their path
configuration files) without travelling around as root?
thanks!
bas