[Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

[Christian Heimes]

Bill Janssen wrote:
> Sure, but it's clearly where this should be on an OS X system, by
> default.  And I'm sure there's a different "best place" on Windows
> (for instance, all of our accounts are network roaming accounts, and
> you don't want to put anything in ~).  And there are probably various
> right places for various flavors of Linux.
> 
> Any PEP on this that doesn't take these OS-specific differences into
> account probably isn't worth reading, IMO.

Your comment doesn't help at all. In fact my proposal uses different
"best places" for Windows (%APPDATA%), Mac (~/Library/Python) and Unix
(~/.local). I can't comment on OS2, Ricos and VAX because I've zero
experience with the platforms.

The right place for a platform is the place we decide is right. As long
as the directory is somewhere inside the home directory of a user and
the directory doesn't show up in the user data folder (hence APPDATA on
Windows and a dot directory on Unix) I consider any sensible directory
as the right one. Do you think APPDATA. ~/Library/Python or ~/.local are
not sensible?

Please stop bitching and bring in some useful, constructive criticism
and use cases not covered by my PEP. Have you read the PEP at all?

Christian