[Python-Dev] Python install layout and the PATH on win32 (original) (raw)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Tue Mar 13 22:19:57 CET 2012

On 3/13/2012 3:43 PM, VanL wrote:

Following up on conversations at PyCon, I want to bring up one of my personal hobby horses for change in 3.3: Fix install layout on Windows, with a side order of making the PATH work better.

Short version: 1) The layout for the python root directory for all platforms should be as follows: stdlib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{pyversionshort} platstdlib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{pyversionshort} purelib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{pyversionshort}/site-packages platlib = {base/userbase}/lib/python{pyversionshort}/site-packages include = {base/userbase}/include/python{pyversionshort} scripts = {base/userbase}/bin data = {base/userbase}

What is {base/userbase} actually on a typical machine? It is fixed or user choice?

-- Terry Jan Reedy

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