[Python-Dev] Re: .DLL vs .PYD search order

[James C. Ahlstrom]

Mark Hammond wrote:

> Sure - the standard Python installation puts a "default" PYTHONPATH
> suitable for general purpose development - but any distributed
> application _can_ define their own PYTHONPATH that is independant of
> any other Python systems or applications.  People have been doing this
> for years, including MS :-)

How is this done?
 
> Sorry Jim, but count this as another vote against it - which isnt to
> argue that the current system is perfect, simply (IMO) better than the
> Windows path and DLL search order.

Sigh.....

JimA