Re: Where to put *.pth files for custom Python site packages?

[Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr>]

Hi,

Le 17/09/2024, Christian Gelinek <cgelinek@radlogic.com.au> a écrit:

> The Python documentation[0] states that the search path can be extended via
> <name>.pth files which should be added to specific directories.

(...)

> Given that these sub-folders are managed by Debian/`apt`, where should I place
> our custom.pth file pointing to other (network drive) folders we would like to
> include in Python's search paths?

You can put .pth files in directories such as

  /usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages

(substitute the correct Python version). If you use a venv based at
<venv-path>, the following directory would also work *for the venv*:

  <venv-path>/lib/python3.12/site-packages

Alternatively, of course, you can rely on the PYTHONPATH environment
variable.

Regards

-- 
Florent