MrBlueSky schrieb: > I wonder if someone could clarify how Python "knows" where modules are > - or at least point to some documentation that might help me? Here's > what I've been trying: > > I've installed Python 2.4 Windows, and have also installed tkinter, > pmw, cx_Oracle, mssql and pytz (phew!) all under my c:\python24 folder. > > But when I try to "import pytz" or "import MSSQL" in a Python shell > (via IDLE) it's not recognised - yet "import Tkinter", "import Pmw" and > "import cx_Oracle" all work. >
Normally extensions should go into a subdirectory of c:\python24\Lib\site-packages. Everything that comes with a windows installer usually installs itself exactly there. In those cases no messing about with PYTHONPATH or sys.path should be necessary. HTH Koczian -- Dr. Sibylle Koczian Universitaetsbibliothek, Abt. Naturwiss. D-86135 Augsburg e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
