[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Change by Terry J. Reedy : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: New changeset 2a630e716e488ac420d308736568829f76e388a3 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10': [3.10] bpo-45788: Link sys.prefix doc to 'Installation paths' (GH-29606) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2a630e716e488ac420d308736568829f76e388a3

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: New changeset c06c7c489a82b2db023bb947f0c4d21ad93b8308 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9': [3.9] bpo-45788: Link sys.prefix doc to 'Installation paths' (GH-29606) (GH-29632)

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

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[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: New changeset 4575c01b750cd26377e803247c38d65dad15e26a by Terry Jan Reedy in branch 'main': bpo-45788: Link sys.prefix doc to 'Installation paths' (#29606) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4575c01b750cd26377e803247c38d65dad15e26a --

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

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[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Change by Terry J. Reedy : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +27847 stage: needs patch -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/29606 ___ Python tracker

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Ned Deily added the comment: > Would osx_framework_user scheme for macOS be a satisfactory entry? Yes, it should be there. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Catherine Holloway added the comment: Hey thanks Ned, sysconfig was exactly what I was looking for when I was reading the sys documentation. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Ned, I like your idea. In particular, link to sysconfig.get_paths for how prefix is used on a particular machine to define installation paths. Sidenote: https://docs.python.org/3/library/sysconfig.html#installation-paths says "Python currently supports

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

STINNER Victor added the comment: > Victor, with recent file movement, is "while the platform independent header > files (all except pyconfig.h) are stored in prefix/include" still true? Are you talking about Include/cpython/ and Include/internal/ subdirectories? > Should 'include' be

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Ned Deily added the comment: Which installations paths are used varies on other factors besides platform. Rather than duplicate information here, I suggest simplifying the sys.prefix doc here by removing the details about installation paths and instead refer to the Installation Paths

[issue45788] Doc sys.prefix lib & include directories on Windows and Mac

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: On Windows, I believe the correct sentence would be "On Windows, they are in prefix/Lib and prefix/include". Ned, how to complete "On macOS, they are in ?." Victor, with recent file movement, is "while the platform independent header files (all except