nick coghlan uytankmfgmailcom alec thomas wrote fwiw vote python local comes distant second due nonobviousness python several light years beyond think obviousness lack thereof chosen directory name ever really matters anyone wrong unless youre trying use something distutils get package ready installation often really matter sitepackages directory installed python interpreter actually lives somewhere inside usrlocal main advantage see using local approach lot questions file layout eg put architecture specific code automatically fairly obviously answered whatever done systemwide equivalent usrlocal cheers nick nick coghlan uytankmfgmailcom brisbane australia httpwwwboredomandlazinessorg _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 230110 1000 pythondev python3000 reminder last alphas next wednesday 07may2008