[Python-Dev] version-specific PYTHONPATH env var (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Fri Mar 9 09:11:19 CET 2007

Anthony Baxter schrieb:

What do people think about the idea of a version-specific PYTHONPATH environment variable?

I agree with Guido. I normally need an application-specific PYTHONPATH, and I do that by editing the start script adding a sys.path.append into it (these days, Python applications often come with a tiny start script that then imports the main functionality from a module). Examples where I do this include buildbot, moinmoin, and roundup. As a system's administrator, I discourage people from setting PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PYTHONPATH, and, if possible, CLASSPATH. Instead, I try to manage the system so that system-wide software is available to every user without additional setup.

Regards, Martin

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