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

VanL van.lindberg at gmail.com
Tue Mar 20 23:00:07 CET 2012

On 3/20/2012 4:49 PM, Mark Hammond wrote:

So I'm assuming that: * The executable (and DLL) are moved to a "bin" directory in an installed Python. * distutils etc will change to install all "scripts" (or executables generated from scripts) into that same directory. IOW, "Scripts" would die. * A virtual-env would have an almost identical layout to an installed Python.

Yes. I would make your point #3 stronger - I would like a virtualenv to have an identical layout to an installed python, at least with reference to the names of directories and the location of binaries. The base directory would be the only difference.

Thanks, Van

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