On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Thomas Goirand <z...@debian.org> wrote: > I'm however confused how "import concurrent" works, even if there's > nothing in /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages in this package. How come?
Take a look at /usr/share/doc/python-support/README.gz > * Public modules (.py files that should be installed in the default > sys.path) are handled through a foo.public file, which contains a > list of files to install. The files are normally installed in > /usr/share/pyshared/. They will be installed and bytecompiled in each > Python specific directory: /usr/lib/pymodules/pythonX.Y/. If the header > of the foo.public file contains a "pyversions=..." field, it will be > parsed for the list of python versions the module supports. It should > look like e.g.: > 2.2,2.4- > for a package supporting python2.2, and all versions starting from > python2.4. Also from Python Policy: > Modules managed by python-support are installed in another directory > which is added to the sys.path using the .pth mechanism. https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-python.html#s-paths -- Andrew Starr-Bochicchio Ubuntu Developer <https://launchpad.net/~andrewsomething> Debian Developer <http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=asb> PGP/GPG Key ID: D53FDCB1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAL6k_AxQmuEtOgqV2u38D9P=98baja+esrs-mcfagnk3obj...@mail.gmail.com