[Tutor] sys.path contains a nonexistent zip file

[Kent Johnson]

This path element is added by Python as part of the boot process. The 
intent seems to be to allow the python library to be in a zip file without 
breaking the boot. See the "Booting" section of PEP 273 for more 
information: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0273.html

I suggest you just ignore the extra path element, it isn't hurting 
anything. If you really can't stand it, you could write a site-customize.py 
module that deletes it; sys.path is a mutable list, you can change it 
however you like.

Let me know if you want more details...
Kent

At 04:36 PM 11/5/2004 -0600, David Carter wrote:
>When I import sys and examine the value of sys.path, sys.path in my Python 
>2.3.3 installation contains 'D:\\WINNT\\system32\\python23.zip'. This file 
>does not exist.  Does anyone how to remove it more or less permanently 
>from the sys.path?
>
>I've tried examing and editing the PythonPath from within Mark Hammond's 
>PythonWin, but that value doesn't seem to show up in the "Browse 
>PythonPath" or "Edit PythonPath" Tools.
>
>It's not hurting anything being there (as far as I know), I just want the 
>path to be clean of extraneous material, so to speak.
>
>David Carter
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