On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:18:51 -0700 Steven Bethard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My problem is with the text file. Where should I keep it? > > I can only think of a few obvious places where I could > find the text file at import time -- in the same > directory as the module (e.g. lib/site-packages), in the > user's home directory, or in a directory indicated by an > environment variable.
Why don't you search those places in order for it? Check ~/.mymod/myfile, then /etc/mymod/myfile, then /lib/site-packages/mymod/myfile or whatever. It won't take long, just do the existence checks on import of the module. If you don't find it after checking those places, *then* raise an exception. You don't say what this data file is or whether it is subject to change or customization. If it is, then there is a real justification for this approach, because an individual user might want to shadow the system install with his own version of the data. That's pretty typical behavior for configuration files on any Posix system. Cheers, Terry -- Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
