Roy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Whereas if Python is *not* installed from an OS package, it's up > > to the sys admin to ensure that it works -- not up to my program. > > So I don't see the point in making it work by default, when what I > > want for my program is that it works *with the default Python*, > > not with some non-default installation. > > Ben, > > Have you ever shipped software to a customer?
Yes, and all parties have been quite happy with the results. > Imagine the following conversation: > > Customer: "Your product is broken. It says it can't find python, and > I know I have it installed". > > Vendor: "Where do you have it installed?" > > Customer: "In /opt/bin/python" > > Vendor: "Oh, that's your problem, it HAS to be in /usr/bin/python". At this point the vendor isn't me, because this statement isn't true. See below. > Customer: "I can't install it there because <insert whatever silly > reason the customer has>. If you can't make your product work > without requiring me to install python in /usr/bin, I'm afraid I > can't buy your product". At this point they have the simple option of running the program with 'python /path/to/the/program'. It's certainly not a case of "can't make the product work". It is, however, a case of "can't automatically account for every local customisation sysadmins choose to make on their systems". Perfectly willing to work with them to get their specific environment working, but as a matter of simple economics it's not worth my time to attempt to make such corner cases work automatically. > If you want to hard-code /usr/bin/python into your application, > that's your decision. If you would like to take on the task of > convincing every sysadmin in the world to do things the way you > think they should be done, have fun. If they've already chosen to install Python to some unpredictable location, they know what they're doing enough to invoke the program in a specific way to get it working. -- \ Rommel: "Don't move, or I'll turn the key on this can of Spam!" | `\ -- The Goon Show, _Rommel's Treasure_ | _o__) | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
