Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!news.servidellagleba.it!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Paul Wise Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: Update PYTHONPATH after install Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020 03:10:02 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Thu Oct 8 01:09:32 2020 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.729 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, MISSING_HEADERS=1.021, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -5.5 X-Google-Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:cc; bh=wHoB3fWHHnmnO9MAdqbRaHgsbi3kyxjlU7OuQlRXX2Y=; b=J3l/vIKUqG/+bQ/Ggf6551eTowQhac52U/EdhvSGnfT5/WYPnDYzOOIkZhlrAoF4MD 0z3EsRalIncA2bLW8oNzt8+Qgz7Jty+V0yMq5yctKRT+7wXXDvdKOzTTi0iU68JRDkk3 G6k9zdgziegR717hEsfgjaL6caUZUsEhjgkt/FGnAnmZWFvneWPPOn1EfSlqQ5w/uqy/ f1SKSv++IWIIApkup8rtJKYtCut5lvkFnRlkwfw+in7nYd+mR5K9vzB6cs0DS65LsswO ZuoBDOfEKw34wiQjX9D0aK2YLoqWuxIBxAy+4iHVGDoCK8KdTXgcwlBlbZgMq9yfoRM/ SKiA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530jjHpze0O7eY8XwE8DuaYdivTV8uuSN5ycGKaN8WLv+N5fhiFn 1yy0OJwv0XHtdqNiMo0LeZyyvdacoUDPyVAPByjVjnLkdAQ= X-Google-SMTP-Source: ABdhPJyH6kRBKWwjPkVhDuhYHD0tKIY6ZDWZ95viUqRnQGGbzvf7bv18xPXyPNM1FuXLgQUHD21v6usuKEcPE079tcw= X-Received: by 2002:adf:df07:: with SMTP id y7mr6846642wrl.347.1602119356955; Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:09:16 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/18694 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/CAKTje6EcdFvih64b3apbGjK+r18YVvNRcGBWSRvCfbYgaUvHSA@mail.gmail.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 29 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: debian-python X-Original-Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 01:09:04 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:12934 On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 5:56 PM Francis Murtagh wrote: > My understanding of Debian policy means python3 modules should be installed in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ Correct. > Once the package installs there how is the PYTHONPATH meant to be updated so that user can import the module into the python3 interpreter? This is not necessary... > As the PYTHONPATH would normally look in /usr/local/ rather than /usr/lib/ ... since the default import path includes /usr/lib: $ unset PYTHONPATH $ python3 -c 'import sys ; print("\n".join(sys.path))' /usr/lib/python38.zip /usr/lib/python3.8 /usr/lib/python3.8/lib-dynload /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages /usr/lib/python3.8/dist-packages -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise