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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/c-api/init.rst | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/using/windows.rst | 13 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst index 650aec2..643628e 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst @@ -256,14 +256,15 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Threads triple: module; search; path single: path (in module sys) - Return the default module search path; this is computed from the program name - (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables. The - returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a platform - dependent delimiter character. The delimiter character is ``':'`` on Unix and - Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows. The returned string points into static storage; - the caller should not modify its value. The value is available to Python code - as the list ``sys.path``, which may be modified to change the future search path - for loaded modules. + Return the default module search path; this is computed from the program name + (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables. + The returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a + platform dependent delimiter character. The delimiter character is ``':'`` + on Unix and Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows. The returned string points into + static storage; the caller should not modify its value. The list + :data:`sys.path` is initialized with this value on interpreter startup; it + can be (and usually is) modified later to change the search path for loading + modules. .. XXX should give the exact rules diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index 7c61703..9571a18 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -166,12 +166,13 @@ separated by semicolons, though, to distinguish them from drive identifiers .. `` -Modifying the module search path can also be done through the Windows registry: -Edit -:file:`HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\{version}\\PythonPath\\`, -as described above for the environment variable :envvar:`%PYTHONPATH%`. A -convenient registry editor is :program:`regedit` (start it by typing "regedit" -into :menuselection:`Start --> Run`). +Modifying the module search path can also be done through the Windows registry +under the key :file:`HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\{version}\\PythonPath`. +Subkeys which have semicolon-delimited path strings as their default value will +cause each path to be searched. Multiple subkeys can be created and are +appended to the path in alphabetical order. A convenient registry editor is +:program:`regedit` (start it by typing "regedit" into :menuselection:`Start --> +Run`). Executing scripts |