[Guido] > No it doesn't. The code in site.py only adds site-packages and > site-python when os.sep is '/'. RTSL. Oops. Missed that. > > I don't like that. For one thing, modulo a few > > platform differences, the same mechanism should work for > > multi-user Unix and Windows LAN installations. And single- user > > Windows (I know, redundant, even on NT) should be a degenerate > > case of the above. > > What do you mean by "the same mechanism should work"? The same > mechanism for what? Are you talking about sharing the installed > files somehow? In the above, "mechanism" basically meant that which creates sys.path. Basically, this came up for me because in standalone configurations (my Installer again), I have to take complete control of sys.path. After doing so differently on Windows and Linux, I finally realized that I can do it the same way on both. Which makes me question why they are so different. > The .pth files are designed for this. Maybe they haven't been > explained as well as they should. I'd say "badgered" or "browbeaten" instead of "explained" ;-). > > Much as I love Mark's stuff (and hesitate to criticize crazy > > Aussies), I wish there weren't so much special casing here for > > Windows. > > It's not Mark's fault, it's Microsoft's fault. If you don't do > things the way MS wants you to, experienced Windows users will > gripe, misunderstand what you do, etc. Even MS doesn't do things the way MS says they want you to. I find MS users equally divided between those who scream bloody murder if you touch the registry, and those who scream if you don't. It's not like *nixen suffer from an excessive degree of conformity in preferred installation procedures, but somehow Python survives there... > > And no, I don't have any solutions to this, I'm just griping... > > Ditto. Understanding the problems is half of the solution > though. The problems seem pretty complex! Grumpily agreed ;-). - Gordon
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