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Mention "site-packages" directory explictly

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Peter Bittner 2020-01-08 00:55:56 +01:00
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@ -191,18 +191,14 @@ named :file:`spam.py` in a list of directories given by the variable
file is specified). file is specified).
* :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` (a list of directory names, with the same syntax as the * :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` (a list of directory names, with the same syntax as the
shell variable :envvar:`PATH`). shell variable :envvar:`PATH`).
* The installation-dependent default. * The installation-dependent default (by convention including a
``site-packages`` directory, handled by the :mod:`site` module).
.. note:: .. note::
On file systems which support symlinks, the directory containing the input On file systems which support symlinks, the directory containing the input
script is calculated after the symlink is followed. In other words the script is calculated after the symlink is followed. In other words the
directory containing the symlink is **not** added to the module search path. directory containing the symlink is **not** added to the module search path.
.. note::
The :mod:`site` module is responsible for appending site-specific paths to
the module search path. It also provides a command line interface to print
a list of all module search paths (e.g. ``python -m site``).
After initialization, Python programs can modify :data:`sys.path`. The After initialization, Python programs can modify :data:`sys.path`. The
directory containing the script being run is placed at the beginning of the directory containing the script being run is placed at the beginning of the
search path, ahead of the standard library path. This means that scripts in that search path, ahead of the standard library path. This means that scripts in that