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@@ -369,6 +369,20 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Threads
check w/ Guido.
+.. cfunction:: void Py_SetPythonHome(char *home)
+
+ Set the default "home" directory, that is, the location of the standard
+ Python libraries. The libraries are searched in
+ :file:`{home}/lib/python{version}` and :file:`{home}/lib/python{version}`.
+
+
+.. cfunction:: char* Py_GetPythonHome()
+
+ Return the default "home", that is, the value set by a previous call to
+ :cfunc:`Py_SetPythonHome`, or the value of the :envvar:`PYTHONHOME`
+ environment variable if it is set.
+
+
.. _threads:
Thread State and the Global Interpreter Lock