[issue8759] 2.7: wrong user site directory on Linux

[Sridhar Ratnakumar]

Sridhar Ratnakumar <sridharr at activestate.com> added the comment:

Thanks.

> there is an install scheme in distutils that describes the exact layout

I figured that this is now exposed via the `sysconfig` module. There is also an old install scheme in `distutils.command.install`, but it seems to be outdated and is only applicable for 2.6.

My understanding is that, installers such as PyPM should use the scheme in distutils.command.install on 2.6 and the new sysconfig scheme for 2.7+.

Please feel free to close this issue (I can do it, but do not have the privileges to set the resolution field.)

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