I'm just beginning to create some python modules for my own use and I'm wondering where to put them. Initially I have put them in $HOME/bin and I have set PYTHONPATH to point to them there. It all seems to be OK but I was wondering if I might be storing up problems for the future by putting python modules in with my odds and sods of shell scripts etc. (and with my python 'main' scripts). Would I be better off putting the modules somewhere else, e.g. somewhere like $HOME/lib/python? -- Chris Green

Gabriel Genellina <gagsl-py2@yahoo.com.ar> wrote: > En Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:02:20 -0300, <tinnews@isbd.co.uk> escribi?: > > > I'm just beginning to create some python modules for my own use and > > I'm wondering where to put them. Initially I have put them in > > $HOME/bin and I have set PYTHONPATH to point to them there. It all > > seems to be OK but I was wondering if I might be storing up problems > > for the future by putting python modules in with my odds and sods of > > shell scripts etc. (and with my python 'main' scripts). > > > > Would I be better off putting the modules somewhere else, e.g. > > somewhere like $HOME/lib/python? > > Try lib/pythonX.X/site-packages, which is already on sys.path so you don't > have to set PYTHONPATH > That's fine if it happens to be your own system and you have root access, however I was actually meaning on a system where I just have a shell account. -- Chris Green