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| author | Steve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com> | 2016-09-09 22:07:46 (GMT) |
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| committer | Steve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com> | 2016-09-09 22:07:46 (GMT) |
| commit | 814f9ae33e83df7e3774a5db72543d535b3062f6 (patch) | |
| tree | 2fe78508fa77671654cd309e2a335cea2beab09a /Doc/using/windows.rst | |
| parent | 75f94a7dff678da4523bb37adb38b733d2ed098c (diff) | |
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Adds documentation for pythonXX.zip as a landmark.
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diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index 65c4b95..863d62d 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -747,10 +747,11 @@ populated on Windows: * If the environment variable :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` is set, it is assumed as "Python Home". Otherwise, the path of the main Python executable is used to - locate a "landmark file" (``Lib\os.py``) to deduce the "Python Home". If a - Python home is found, the relevant sub-directories added to :data:`sys.path` - (``Lib``, ``plat-win``, etc) are based on that folder. Otherwise, the core - Python path is constructed from the PythonPath stored in the registry. + locate a "landmark file" (either ``Lib\os.py`` or ``pythonXY.zip``) to deduce + the "Python Home". If a Python home is found, the relevant sub-directories + added to :data:`sys.path` (``Lib``, ``plat-win``, etc) are based on that + folder. Otherwise, the core Python path is constructed from the PythonPath + stored in the registry. * If the Python Home cannot be located, no :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` is specified in the environment, and no registry entries can be found, a default path with @@ -795,7 +796,8 @@ following advice will prevent conflicts with other installations: * If you cannot use the previous suggestions (for example, you are a distribution that allows people to run :file:`python.exe` directly), ensure that the landmark file (:file:`Lib\\os.py`) exists in your install directory. - (Note that it will not be detected inside a ZIP file.) + (Note that it will not be detected inside a ZIP file, but a correctly named + ZIP file will be detected instead.) These will ensure that the files in a system-wide installation will not take precedence over the copy of the standard library bundled with your application. @@ -803,10 +805,13 @@ Otherwise, your users may experience problems using your application. Note that the first suggestion is the best, as the other may still be susceptible to non-standard paths in the registry and user site-packages. -.. versionchanged:: 3.6 +.. versionchanged:: + 3.6 - Adds ``sys.path`` file support and removes ``applocal`` option from - ``pyvenv.cfg``. + * Adds ``sys.path`` file support and removes ``applocal`` option from + ``pyvenv.cfg``. + * Adds ``pythonXX.zip`` as a potential landmark when directly adjacent + to the executable. Additional modules ================== |