Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread ALAN GAULD
>> And after 15 years of using Python I didn't know it existed until now! >> I've always used a local directory and added it to PYTHONPATH... > >Then maybe you're also not aware of the --user option for >pip/easy_install. That's how I discovered the user site-packages >directory.To be honest I've

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Oscar Benjamin
On 5 February 2014 12:41, Alan Gauld wrote: > > And after 15 years of using Python I didn't know it existed until now! > I've always used a local directory and added it to PYTHONPATH... Then maybe you're also not aware of the --user option for pip/easy_install. That's how I discovered the user si

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread eryksun
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Ian D wrote: > The network dictates that it is the only way I can really do it as I cannot > edit any files directly. I have to append the path on the fly If you can modify your profile, then I'd expect you can permanently set PYTHONPATH for the current user. setx.

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Dave Angel
Ian D Wrote in message: > __ Ok I seem to be having some success with it at the moment after moving > the location of the module. That might be because the letter following the backslash is not currently a valid escape code. You really shouldn't leave half broken code; it tends to break aga

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Alan Gauld
On 05/02/14 12:02, Tim Golden wrote: On 05/02/2014 11:58, Oscar Benjamin wrote: Another option is to place it in site-packages. If you don't want to use the system site packages you can always use the one in your user directory. In my case on Ubuntu that's in ~/.local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Golden
On 05/02/2014 11:55, Ian D wrote: > The network dictates that it is the only way I can really do it as I > cannot edit any files directly. I have to append the path on the fly Ok; just wanted to make sure you weren't making life more difficult for yourself than needs be. TJG

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Golden
On 05/02/2014 11:58, Oscar Benjamin wrote: > Another option is to place it in site-packages. If you don't want to > use the system site packages you can always use the one in your user > directory. In my case on Ubuntu that's in > ~/.local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages/ Good point: I always forget t

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Oscar Benjamin
On 5 February 2014 11:51, Tim Golden wrote: > On 05/02/2014 11:46, Ian D wrote: >> Ok even more strangely it is working in the original location. >> >> Am now not 100% sure that I have the folder structure correct. >> >> I will keep a eye on it. > > You might want to consider whether your approach

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Ian D
The network dictates that it is the only way I can really do it as I cannot edit any files directly. I have to append the path on the fly > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 11:51:18 + > From: m...@timgolden.me.uk > To: tutor@python.org > Subject: Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Tim Golden
On 05/02/2014 11:46, Ian D wrote: > Ok even more strangely it is working in the original location. > > Am now not 100% sure that I have the folder structure correct. > > I will keep a eye on it. You might want to consider whether your approach is the best. One usually appends to sys.path when

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Ian D
Ok even more strangely it is working in the original location. Am now not 100% sure that I have the folder structure correct. I will keep a eye on it. Thanks To: tutor@python.org From: da...@davea.name Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:32:46 -0500 Subject: Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Ian D
Ok I seem to be having some success with it at the moment after moving the location of the module. From: dux...@hotmail.com To: tutor@python.org Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 11:09:35 + Subject: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working Hi Seem when I run a module I created with imp

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append import python3 not working

2014-02-05 Thread Dave Angel
Ian D Wrote in message: > > import sys > sys.path.append("d:\modules")   > I have tried it with append("d:\\modules") append("d:/\modules")   The first form is not reasonable, you'd need to double the backslash. But your second try should have worked. Here's what I would use: "d:/modules"

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append

2008-12-18 Thread Andreas Kostyrka
Am Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:17:14 -0500 schrieb "Kent Johnson" : > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:20 AM, ppaarrkk > wrote: > > > > I can do this : > > > sys.path.append ( 'C:\dump1' ) > > Note you should use raw strings r'C:\dump1' or double backslash > 'C:\\dump1' because the \ is a string escape c

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append

2008-12-17 Thread Kent Johnson
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:20 AM, ppaarrkk wrote: > > I can do this : > sys.path.append ( 'C:\dump1' ) Note you should use raw strings r'C:\dump1' or double backslash 'C:\\dump1' because the \ is a string escape character. > but not : > x = 'C:\dir1' sys.path.append(x) That shoul

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append issues with cgi

2005-04-18 Thread Gabriel Farrell
A follow-up to this post for future reference: It appears that on my web host the cgi scripts run on a web server that doesn't have access to the same python and python libs that are available when I ssh in to my shell account. So it doesn't matter if I change the sys.path, because the libs are s

Re: [Tutor] sys.path.append issues with cgi

2005-04-14 Thread Gabriel Farrell
Sorry, addendum to that post. The line from ElementTree import Element, SubElement, tostring should read from elementtree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement, tostring but that still doesn't work. gabe ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org h