Phillip J. Eby wrote: >> Recently I asked about the inclusion of a "vendor-packages" >> directory for Python on the Python mailing list. >> >> See the thread started at: >> >> >> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2005-September/300029.html >> >> for the full reasoning behind this request, and the replies >> I received. > > > I'm with Terry on this, it needs a better rationale. Why can't you just > add a .pth file to the site-packages directory? It seems that would > address the issue nicely. > > (See http://docs.python.org/lib/module-site.html for documentation of > the .pth mechanism, which would let you implement a separate > vendor-packages directory without modifying Python, and would still > allow local overrides of your vendor packages.)
I understand how .pth files work. The rationale for requesting the "vendor-packages" approach, is that Python files, as supplied by the vendor (Sun, Apple, RedHat ...) with their operating system software, should go in a totally separate base directory, to differentiate them from Python files installed specifically at one site. _______________________________________________ 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
