Daniel Mark wrote: > However, I cannot figure out how IPython can change my sys.path. > > I refer to all the following sources > 1> http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/search-path.html Installing > Python Modules > 2> KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Python\PythonCore\2.4\PythonPath > 3> My machine has no environment variable "PYTHONPATH" > 4> There is no *.pth file under > C:\Program Files\Python24\Lib\site-packages > that contains that information (i.e. C:\\Documents and > Settings\\Daniel\\_ipython)
did you look up sys.path in the documentation ? A list of strings that specifies the search path for modules. Initialized from the environment variable PYTHONPATH, plus an installation-dependent default. /.../ A program is free to modify this list for its own purposes. http://pyref.infogami.com/sys.path </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list