[Python-Dev] Python install layout and the PATH on win32

VanL van.lindberg at gmail.com
Tue Mar 20 22:40:08 CET 2012


On 3/20/2012 3:15 PM, Paul Moore wrote:
> On 20 March 2012 19:35, Lindberg, Van<Van.Lindberg at haynesboone.com>  wrote:
>> I would like to know if you would object to user lib installs matching
>> the system install. I.e., would it cause problems with you if it were
>> just 'lib' everywhere, with no 'lib/python{version}'? It sounded like
>> adding the version directory was the issue.
>
> User lib installs don't bother me as I don't use them. But yes, it's
> the version directory that bothers me.
>
> So if you're proposing simply making the user lib install match the
> system install, both being lust "lib", then that's fine. I was
> somewhat confused about what you were proposing, that's all.

I was originally going to make it match posix-user installs, but just 
plain posix (no version directory) is just fine with me too.



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