[Python-Dev] PEP 370, open questions

2008-01-16 Thread Christian Heimes
The PEP 370 (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0370) "per user site packages directory" has several open questions: * Are the directories for Windows, Mac and Unix fine? * Mac: Should framework and non-framework builds of Python use the same directories? * The patch also adds a usecustomize hoo

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-16 Thread Titus Brown
On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 06:12:52AM +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: -> Bill Janssen writes: -> > > >> ~/Library/ is a Mac OS X thing. -> > > -> > > Bill> Sure, but it's clearly where this should be on an OS X system, by -> > > Bill> default. -> -> > > [etc.] -> -> > [tocatta

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-16 Thread Stephen J. Turnbull
Bill Janssen writes: > > >> ~/Library/ is a Mac OS X thing. > > > > Bill> Sure, but it's clearly where this should be on an OS X system, by > > Bill> default. > > [etc.] > [tocatta and fugue ad lib] Doesn't Apple publish standards for this? They do for everything else, it se

[Python-Dev] SyntaxError: 'import *' not allowed with 'from .'

2008-01-16 Thread George Sakkis
I posted this on c.l.py but I didn't get a definite answer so I am asking again here: is it documented anywhere that "from .relative.module import *' is syntax error? Unless I missed it, PEP 328 doesn't mention anything about it. Also, while I understand the general caveats and warnings against "im

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-16 Thread Bill Janssen
> >> ~/Library/ is a Mac OS X thing. > > Bill> Sure, but it's clearly where this should be on an OS X system, by > Bill> default. > > I think only for stuff that is a Mac-ish GUI app type of thing and/or that > plays with Mac's distinct APIs (Carbon, Cocoa, whatever). Would you > i

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-16 Thread skip
>> ~/Library/ is a Mac OS X thing. Bill> Sure, but it's clearly where this should be on an OS X system, by Bill> default. I think only for stuff that is a Mac-ish GUI app type of thing and/or that plays with Mac's distinct APIs (Carbon, Cocoa, whatever). Would you install, for exa