I would just like to make a strong plea that you make it possible to
install in places other than /usr. Bascially, 'python setup.py install
--prefix /some/alternative/place' should work.
Evan
On 01/25/2012 11:26 AM, bvdp wrote:
I'm having a disagreement with a buddy on the packaging of a program we're
doing in Python. It's got a number of modules and large number of library
files. The library stuff is data, not code.
I'd like to put the modules in /usr/lib/pythonX.Y/mymodules or wherever
setup.py decides. And the data in /usr/share/lib/myprogram.
My buddy says, that it'll be hard to be consistant in the /usr/share/.. when we
consider platforms other than linux. So, he wants:
/usr/lib/pythonX.Y/myprogram
mymodules ...
mydata ....
I've got 2 issues with this:
1. I don't know if putting data in the python tree is "legit".
2. I'd have to do a lot of rewritting. My modules currently use:
include mymodules.foobar
x=mymodules.foobar.func()
and I would need to change that to:
include myprogram.mymodules.foobar
x=myprogram.mymodules.foobar.func()
unless there is python way to drop the "myprogram" bit?
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