how to get distutils' install dir on Windows from external Python?

Syver Enstad syver-en+usenet at online.no
Mon Aug 26 14:38:54 EDT 2002


Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> writes:

> Under Windows I want to discover the install directory of a version of
> 
> Python other than the one I am currently running.  


> Any suggestions?

cmd.exe (The windows (NT) shell) doesn't use ' as a quoting
character. Use " instead and it should work fine.
 

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Vennlig hilsen 

Syver Enstad



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