apbrcdivmodcom 0553 pm cctvhtacmorg wrote may 1 2008 754 pm barry warsaw wrote interesting im opposite opinion really dont want python dictating home directory look like dot file doesnt count many tools conspire hide guess theres always pythonuserbase think alone using local usermanaged content doesnt seem right hidden default dont understand reason saying terms like user manage somewhat vague sort experience hoping provide sort user convention hope earlier explanations clear far types users believe management local subtle question largely managed simply telling distutils put files hope implicitly mind 2 types users managing newbies dont really know whats going want cd mypackage001 python setuppy install python c import mypackage perhaps even easy_install mypackage work advanced users want able mixandmatch different versions different packages advanced users might already pythonpath management virtual python virtualenv combinator bashrc hacks directory full symlinks already works comfortable inspecting hidden directory local isnt problem ie us newbies dont want see directory already know whats going id even happier default peruser location required configuration setting existing distutils config locations order enable peruser installation youre happier without feature perhaps tastes run counter useful implementation wouldnt want though pythonpath still exists dont use personally _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom mon 04 aug 2008 225317 0000 python3000 pythondev reminder last alphas next wednesday 07may2008