On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 6:24 AM, user <user@nospam.invalid> wrote: > In a Makefile (or sometimes inside python) I need the path to the root of > the Python standard lib folder used by "env python". > > e.g. /usr/lib/python2.6/ or C:\Python27\Lib\ > > what is the best/canonical way to get that?
This should get you what you're looking for. Just look relative to a known stdlib module. import os stdlib_dir = os.path.dirname(os.__file__) > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Read my blog! I depend on your acceptance of my opinion! I am interesting! http://techblog.ironfroggy.com/ Follow me if you're into that sort of thing: http://www.twitter.com/ironfroggy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list