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authorSteve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com>2016-09-09 22:07:46 (GMT)
committerSteve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com>2016-09-09 22:07:46 (GMT)
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Adds documentation for pythonXX.zip as a landmark.
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@@ -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
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