Rajarshi Guha wrote: > Hi, I've been trying to package a python project and I'm a little confused > about how I distribute some PNG's that the program uses as icons. > > Using distutils I can set the data_files argument of setup() and get my > data files located in, say, /usr/local/mydata. > > However when I write my code, it would seem that I have to hardcode the > above path. But this would mean that while working on the code I would > need to have it 'installed' on my system (or else actually make the above > directory). > > This seems a little unwieldy. How do people handle this situation?
I recommend packaging the files in the package itself. With Python 2.4, you can make distutils do this with the package_data argument to setup(). You can find your files by looking at the __file__ variable in any of your modules. Also, take a look at PythonEggs and pkg_resources. http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PkgResources -- Robert Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] "In the fields of hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die." -- Richard Harter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
