[Tutor] how to change PYTHONPATH in WinPython 2.0

[D-Man]

In Windows 9x you can set PYTHONPATH :

    o   open c:\autoexec.bat with your favorite text editor (notepad
        or edit will suffice)
    o   add this line at the bottom :
        set PYTHONPATH c:\path\to\packages
    o   save
    o   reboot  ( ?-p )


In WinNT or 2K you can set PYTHONPATH :

    o   click on Start->Settings->Control Panel->System
    o   click on the "Advanced" tab
    o   click on the "Environment Variables" button
    o   click on the "New" button (pick whether you want this change
        for the current user only, or all users,  for all users you
        must have admin privilegs)
    o   type "PYTHONPATH" (without quotes) for the variable name
    o   type the value (ie  c:\path\to\packages) for the value
    o   click the "Ok" button
    o   click the "Ok" button
    o   click the "Ok" button (once again -- all on different dialogs)
    o   logout
    o   login


In both situations, if a setting for PYTHONPATH already exists, just
append the additional paths you want separated by a ';'.  (In the
first case, executing 'set PYTHONPATH ...' will override the
preexisting value.  This can be overcome by using  
'set PYTHONPATH %PYTHONPATH%;c:\apath' to include the old value in the
new value.)


By setting the system's environment, you will affect all programs that
don't ignore it.  I suppose it's possible that PythonWin ignores the
system PYTHONPATH setting, but I would consider that to be broken and
should be reported as a bug.  (I don't use PythonWin so I don't know
what it actually does).

-D