ronald oussoren twbegfyoispmasmaccom 20 apr 2006 2207 martin v löwis wrote guido van rossum wrote another area api standardization important soon modules loaded zip file traditional approach looking relative ospathdirname__file__ longer works 2 standardize file names api want deploy readonly data files put usrshare need readwrite files put var problem yet systems would also try follow conventions systems dont think anyone mentioned part pkg_resources api loading packagerelated data currently looks data near code makes linux packagers unhappy possible enhance pkg_resources look locations directory usrsharepython well data loading apis one feature pkg_resources would make easier locate data time storing data locations various platforms proscribe without hardcoding knowledge every program btw please keep mind one major platforms python doesnt proper package manager osx installer application thats gui dropping files disk uninstaller real dependency management ronald wed 06 aug 2008 192655 0100 pythondev magic setuptools setuptools stdlib