Modules... paths... newbie confusion

[Sibylle Koczian]

MrBlueSky schrieb:
> I wonder if someone could clarify how Python "knows" where modules are
> - or at least point to some documentation that might help me?  Here's
> what I've been trying:
> 
> I've installed Python 2.4 Windows, and have also installed tkinter,
> pmw, cx_Oracle, mssql and pytz (phew!) all under my c:\python24 folder.
> 
> But when I try to "import pytz" or "import MSSQL" in a Python shell
> (via IDLE) it's not recognised - yet "import Tkinter", "import Pmw" and
> "import cx_Oracle" all work.
> 

Normally extensions should go into a subdirectory of
c:\python24\Lib\site-packages. Everything that comes with a windows
installer usually installs itself exactly there. In those cases no
messing about with PYTHONPATH or sys.path should be necessary.

HTH
Koczian

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Dr. Sibylle Koczian
Universitaetsbibliothek, Abt. Naturwiss.
D-86135 Augsburg
e-mail : Sibylle.Koczian at Bibliothek.Uni-Augsburg.DE