#5015: document PythonHome API functions.

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Georg Brandl 2009-02-05 11:32:18 +00:00
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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