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

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed Mar 14 02:37:38 CET 2012

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} [...] I have talked with a number of people at PyCon, including Tarek and MvL. Nobody objected, and several thought it was a good idea.

I admit that I didn't understand that lib/python{version} was also part of the proposal. I'm fine with the bin/ change, but skeptical about the lib change - this just adds a redundant level of directories on Windows. The installation will end up in

c:\python33\lib\python3.3

which has the software name and version twice in the path.

Do we really need this?

Regards, Martin

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