> I am working from within python and want to know the best way to know if > a certain package is installed for use on my machine.
You mean a Python package or a software package in general terms? > I want to know from within python that a specific executable file is on > my path where I could actually run the command from a prompt in a system > shell. OS? > I don't want to restrict exacltly where the file is and I don't want to > do a general try catch. > > Are there any simple one or two liners that anyone is aware of? Its partly OS dependant so we need a wee bit more info. Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
