[Python-Dev] PEP 441 - Improving Python ZIP Application Support
Glenn Linderman
v+python at g.nevcal.com
Tue Feb 17 22:20:19 CET 2015
On 2/17/2015 10:52 AM, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> Probably the best thing to do (on *nix at least) is, if the path is absolute,
> use the given string verbatim. If the path is relative, search for the given
> executable on $PATH and use the first one found. If nothing is found, use
> what's given explicitly.
I think searching would be inappropriate. Just use what is given, as a
string. If the user wants a search, they can use `which`. Otherwise,
setting to a relative path reliably would be hard (and sometimes desirable).
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