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Mention that .pth files can't be used to override standard modules 

(suggested by Jack Jansen)
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Andrew M. Kuchling 2002-11-25 13:56:12 +00:00
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@ -728,10 +728,14 @@ The most convenient way is to add a path configuration file to a
directory that's already on Python's path, usually to the
\file{.../site-packages/} directory. Path configuration files have an
extension of \file{.pth}, and each line must contain a single path
that will be added to \code{sys.path}. Paths can be absolute or
relative, in which case they're relative to the directory containing
the \file{.pth} file. Any directories added to the search path will
be scanned in turn for \file{.pth} files. See
that will be appended to \code{sys.path}. (Because the new paths are
appended to \code{sys.path}, modules in the added directories will not
override standard modules. This means you can't use this mechanism
for installing fixed versions of standard modules.)
Paths can be absolute or relative, in which case they're relative to
the directory containing the \file{.pth} file. Any directories added
to the search path will be scanned in turn for \file{.pth} files. See
\citetitle[http://www.python.org/dev/doc/devel/lib/module-site.html]{the
documentation for the \module{site} module} for more information.