> > > a) sys.executable points to the executable that was used to load the > > > Python interpreter library/dll. > > > > > > this use is supported by the docstring and the implementation, and is > > > quite > > > common in the wild. an application using this interpretation may
Thomas: > > py2exe used the a) interpretation. /.../ > > The use case for b) 'call sys.executable to run a Python script' makes > > no sense for a py2exe'd application. Trent: > Ditto on both counts for PyXPCOM (Python embedded in Mozilla). Looks like I might have to withdraw my (d) proposal, and, once again, suggest that we stick to the "GetProgramFullPath" sense, as implemented, and add a new variable for the originally intended but not really implemented "GetInter- preterPath" sense... Guido ? </F> _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com