[Tutor] automatically finding site-packages and python2.3 in a linux machine

[Fred Lionetti]

Hi everyone,

I'm working on creating an installer for my program using install
shield, and I'd like to know how one can automatically determine if
Python 2.3 is installed on a linux machine, and where site-packages is
located (so that I can install my own files there).  For my Windows
version I was able to search for the python2.3 entry in the windows
registry, but I don't know how do the equivalent from linux.  Any
ideas?

Thanks
Fred