Bugs item #1697169, was opened at 2007-04-09 21:58 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by loewis You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1697169&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Documentation Group: None >Status: Pending >Resolution: Wont Fix Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: cfk (carlfk) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: package.pth file name not used as described. Initial Comment: "...whose name has the form package.pth" http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-site.html as far as I can tell, that is incorrect. the .pth file can be named anything - only the name of the dir listed in it is used as a package/module name. It is implemented in site.py : def addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths): fullname = os.path.join(sitedir, name) f = open(fullname, "rU") for line in f: dir, dircase = makepath(sitedir, line) if not dircase in known_paths and os.path.exists(dir): sys.path.append(dir) Notice name is not added to sys.path. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Date: 2007-04-14 21:12 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=21627 Originator: NO I fail to see the problem. "package" is deliberately type-set in italics to indicate that the name of the pth is a placeholder. Nowhere it says that it must be the string "package", or a specific string. Tentatively closing as won't fix. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1697169&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
