Locate python home

[Peter Maas]

Mike C. Fletcher wrote:
> Thomas Aanensen wrote:
> Never trust the assumption:
> 
>  >>> import os
>  >>> os.path.isfile( os.path.join(os.path.dirname( sys.executable ), 
> 'python.exe' ))
> False

If Thomas wants to find the console version he should start a
console script: python checkpath.py (assuming python is in the
PATH). sys.executable delivers always the executable that executes
the script. If python is not in the PATH there's no safe way to
find python.exe as far as I know.

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,

Peter Maas

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