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I have no PYTHONPATH nor any other python-related environment
variables, yet everything seems fine. (I'm using PythonWin
with winxp.) As long as modules are loaded through PythonWin,
is PYTHONPATH unnecessary? Or am I missing something?

Python searches some directories by default. The documentation probably
describes this in more detail. Using PYTHONPATH, you can
add to that list. For instance, it's often useful (particularly on
Unix) to have a personal directory listed in PYTHONPATH (like
~/lib/python) for your own modules.

Jeff

"r.e.s." <> wrote in message
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> I have no PYTHONPATH nor any other python-related environment
> variables, yet everything seems fine. (I'm using PythonWin
> with winxp.) As long as modules are loaded through PythonWin,
> is PYTHONPATH unnecessary? Or am I missing something?

sys.path is initialized to automatically provide access to the
standard parts of the Python installation; it is not necessary
to have a PYTHONPATH environment variable for this.
You can also stick things in sys.path with a foo.pth file.
It's only when you want to get outside of the standard libraries
that you need the PYTHONPATH environment variable.

Since I'm running Windows, I don't have "a" command line,
I have one for each project, and I simply initialize PYTHONPATH
in the command line startup for what I need for that project.

John Roth

"Jeff Epler" <> wrote ...
> Python searches some directories by default. The documentation probably
> describes this in more detail. Using PYTHONPATH, you can
> add to that list. For instance, it's often useful (particularly on
> Unix) to have a personal directory listed in PYTHONPATH (like
> ~/lib/python) for your own modules.

I've created one folder for that purpose, namely
C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\MyProjects
and I put all my own modules in various subfolders of that one.
It seems to work, but maybe I'm breaking some protocols?

"r.e.s." <> wrote:

>I have no PYTHONPATH nor any other python-related environment
>variables, yet everything seems fine. (I'm using PythonWin
>with winxp.) As long as modules are loaded through PythonWin,
>is PYTHONPATH unnecessary? Or am I missing something?

On Windows, the initial value of PYTHONPATH is stored in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\
Python\
PythonCore\
2.3\
PythonPath
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