where do my python files go in linux?

[Florian Diesch]

"Jorgen Bodde" <jorgen.maillist at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to make a debian package. I am following the tutorial by
> Horst Jens (http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=linuxJensMakingDeb&fromSeriesID=37)
> and it is very informative. However one thing my app has and his
> doesn't, is multiple python files which need to be executed. For
> example
>
> {dir}/app
> app.py
>
> app.py calls a lot of modules in {dir}/app. Horst says the python file
> goes in /usr/bin/app.py which is ok with me, but I have multiple
> python files, and I decided to use an app.sh script to call my python
> files. In the /usr/bin I do not see subdirs so I assume that is not
> really desirable.
>
> Question 1. Where do I put the bulk of python scripts in a normal
> linux environment?
> Question 2. Should I use *.pyc rather then *.py files to speed up
> executing as the user cannot write to /usr/bin or any other dir in the
> system and everytime my app runs it will recompile it
>
> Thanks for any advice or maybe a good tutorial how to set up files in
> a linux environment

Have look at the Debian Python Policy
(should be in /usr/share/doc/python/python-policy.* on
Debian systems)





>
> With regards,
> - Jorgen


   Florian
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