where is Python Tools/scripts directory?

Michele Simionato michele.simionato at poste.it
Tue May 18 09:13:50 EDT 2004


Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> wrote in message news:<mailman.42.1084637717.4157.python-list at python.org>...
> Michele> Is there a simple way to get the path to the Python
>     Michele> Tools/scripts directory? 
> I'm not aware of a better way short of identifying those scripts of interest
> and modifying setup.py to install them in $PREFIX/bin.  In setup.py search
> for "Tools/scripts" and modify the list.  Feel free to submit a patch to SF
> if you think those scripts would be of broader interest and ought to be
> installed by default.
> 

I just discovered that in my installation at work (which is a Debian
distribution not managed by me) there is a copy of Tools/scripts in

/usr/share/doc/python2.3/examples/Tools/scripts

May I assume that this location is typical of Linux installations?


     Michele



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