In <5520ec67-bc4e-4f81-b27a-cf1f8c8de...@v11g2000prb.googlegroups.com> Alexander Schatten <asch...@gmail.com> writes:
> I mean, this is something very common: you write a program or a script > and want to load some configuration data. There are several good ways to do it: + Assume the config file is in the current directory (crude, but it can work) + Put the config file in a known location (i.e. /etc/foorc, ~/.foorc) + Put the location of the config file in an environment variable + As part of your application's install process, ask the user where the config file will be stored, and record their answer -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gor...@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list