Phillip J. Eby wrote: > At 05:00 PM 1/3/2008 -0600, Dave Peterson wrote: >> Just curious, but is there a reason setuptools uses 'Scripts' on Windows >> instead of the 'Tools' dir? Unless I'm mistaken, a a new install of >> Python 2.5 puts scripts in 'Tools'. > > It puts Python-supplied scripts there, yes, but the convention of > installing user scripts in the Scripts subdirectory goes back at least > a decade. > > Which doesn't mean it's right, but it's certainly not *new*. :) > > (Oh, and it's *distutils* that chooses that location, not setuptools.)
Right, sorry for the confusion on which package was doing it. I just wish either distutils or the .msi installer was changed because it is confusing to describe what to do to users (especially those new to Python and/or Windows) when the Python .msi on windows doesn't even create the "Scripts" sub-dir, much less add it to a path environment variable for you. :-( -- Dave _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
