[guido@python.org: Re: [Python-Dev] re-ordering sys.path]
The word from the man himself. :-) I'm make this change in my
experimental python_2.1.1 packages.
Neil
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Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 14:27:19 -0400
From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] re-ordering sys.path
To: Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca>
cc: python-dev@python.org
> > So, I'm proposition to reorganize the PYTHONPATH like this :
["site-packages first" proposal snipped]
(Why do people write PYTHONPATH when they mean sys.path?)
> Will this work? If so, why is it not already done?
I think it will work just fine. I suppose I was afraid that people
would abuse this to override standard modules that will break other
stuff in subtle ways, but they can do that anyway using the
$PYTHONPATH environment variable.
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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