On Fri, 03 Feb 2017 12:58:15 -0600, Wildman wrote: > On Fri, 03 Feb 2017 11:06:00 -0500, Neal Becker wrote: > >> I want to make sure any modules I build in the current directory overide any >> others. To do this, I'd like sys.path to always have './' at the beginning. >> >> What's the best way to ensure this is always true whenever I run python3? > > In python, this method will work but it is only in effect > for the running process that calls it while it is running. > It is not system wide and it is not permanent. > > import os > os.environ["PATH"] = os.environ["PATH"] + ":./" > or > os.environ["PATH"] = "./:" + os.environ["PATH"] > > (assuming Linux platform) > To make it permanent for a certain user, add one of > these lines to /home/user/.profile and log out/in: > > PATH="$PATH:./" > or > PATH="./:$PATH" > > To make it permanent for all users, add one of > these pairs of lines to /etc/rc.local and reboot: > > export PATH=$PATH:./ > exit 0 > or > export PATH=./:$PATH > exit 0 > > Add 'exit 0' only if it doesn't exist already and it > must be the last line. If /etc/rc.local does not > exist, create it.
Sorry, I forgot something important. If you use /etc/rc.local, the execute bit must be set. -- <Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453 The cow died so I don't need your bull! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
