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.. c:function:: void Py_SetPythonHome(wchar_t *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}`.
+ Python libraries. See :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` for the meaning of the
+ argument string.
+
The argument should point to a zero-terminated character string in static
storage whose contents will not change for the duration of the program's
execution. No code in the Python interpreter will change the contents of