How to deploy a custom common module?

[Irmen de Jong]

On 17-5-2015 4:06, Jason Friedman wrote:
>> When I deploy test.py on another computer, I put (rsync) both test.py and cmn_funcs.py in the same remote directory.
>>
>> If I create another python project (test2.py) in new directory, that needs common functions, what should I do with cmn_funcs.py?
> 
> I put my shared code in a separate folder, named something like
> /path/to/module_dir.
> 
> I then add to /etc/profile.d/something.sh:
> 
> export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/module_dir
> 


I think you could use the user site packages directory as well for this... then you
should not have to change the PYTHONPATH.

https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/site.html#site.USER_SITE

(if you don't want to or cannot install into to the system's site-packages directory)


Irmen