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Re: Where to put data

Date	2012-01-25 12:48 -0600
From	Evan Driscoll <edriscoll@wisc.edu>
Subject	Re: Where to put data
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I would just like to make a strong plea that you make it possible to 
install in places other than /usr. Bascially, 'python setup.py install 
--prefix /some/alternative/place' should work.

Evan


On 01/25/2012 11:26 AM, bvdp wrote:
> I'm having a disagreement with a buddy on the packaging of a program we're doing in Python. It's got a number of modules and large number of library files. The library stuff is data, not code.
>
> I'd like to put the modules in /usr/lib/pythonX.Y/mymodules or wherever setup.py decides. And the data in /usr/share/lib/myprogram.
>
> My buddy says, that it'll be hard to be consistant in the /usr/share/.. when we consider platforms other than linux. So, he wants:
>
>     /usr/lib/pythonX.Y/myprogram
>         mymodules ...
>         mydata  ....
>
> I've got 2 issues with this:
>
>     1. I don't know if putting data in the python tree is "legit".
>     2. I'd have to do a lot of rewritting. My modules currently use:
>
>             include mymodules.foobar
>                  x=mymodules.foobar.func()
>
>     and I would need to change that to:
>
>              include myprogram.mymodules.foobar
>
>                  x=myprogram.mymodules.foobar.func()
>
>
> unless there is python way to drop the "myprogram" bit?

Thread

Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-25 09:26 -0800
  Re: Where to put data Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-01-25 10:33 -0800
    Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-25 14:27 -0800
  Re: Where to put data Evan Driscoll <edriscoll@wisc.edu> - 2012-01-25 12:48 -0600
    Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-25 14:29 -0800
      Re: Where to put data Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-01-25 20:30 -0700
        Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-26 08:30 -0800
          Re: Where to put data Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-01-26 20:20 -0700
            Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-27 19:11 -0800
            Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-27 19:11 -0800
        Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-26 08:30 -0800
    Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-25 14:29 -0800
  Re: Where to put data "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hellwig@gmail.com> - 2012-01-26 02:16 +0000
  Re: Where to put data John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-01-27 14:15 -0800
    Re: Where to put data bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-01-27 19:13 -0800

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