[Python-Dev] Importing extensions on Windows 95

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> > Would it be hard to tweak Python into always using absolute search
> > paths during module import ?
> 
> I resist doing this *in general* because absolute paths don't always
> mean the right thing on all platforms (and aren't always obtainable),
> but I agree that for Windows this can and should be done.

I have only run into the problem with Win95, so yes, doing this
for Windows only should be OK (and even there it's probably only
needed for importing PYD files).
 
> The easiest way I can think of is for PC/getpathp.py to tweak the path
> entries to be absolute pathnames.  A single getcwd() call should
> suffice.

I'd rather keep the changes in dynload_win.c if that's possible.

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