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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-03-05 19:31:44 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-03-05 19:31:44 (GMT)
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#2239: PYTHONPATH delimiter is os.pathsep.
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@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ These environment variables influence Python's behavior.
Augment the default search path for module files. The format is the same as
the shell's :envvar:`PATH`: one or more directory pathnames separated by
- colons. Non-existent directories are silently ignored.
+ :data:`os.pathsep` (e.g. colons on Unix or semicolons on Windows).
+ Non-existent directories are silently ignored.
The default search path is installation dependent, but generally begins with
:file:`{prefix}/lib/python{version}`` (see :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` above). It