linda.s said unto the world upon 17/09/06 02:03 PM: <snip>
> I checked sys.path and environemntal variables: > since the desktop directory is not listed in either of them, > why there is no error report when I import a module which is in the > desktop into test.py which is under a different folder? > Linda > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > Hi Linda, what do you get when you try: >>> import os >>> os.getcwd() The current working directory is represented in sys.path as the first element: >>> import sys >>> sys.path[0] '' Not the most intuitive, perhaps. I suspect you are launching your Python environment from a desktop icon. That would explain why import can `see' your Desktop, even though it doesn't at first glance seem to be in sys.path. Best, Brian vdB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
