Rajarshi Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi, I've been trying to package a python project and I'm a little confused
> about how I distribute some PNG's that the program uses as icons.
>
> Using distutils I can set the data_files argument of setup() and get my
> data files located in, say, /usr/local/mydata.
>
> However when I write my code, it would seem that I have to hardcode the
> above path. But this would mean that while working on the code I would
> need to have it 'installed' on my system (or else actually make the above
> directory).
>
> This seems a little unwieldy. How do people handle this situation?
With symlinks from the installed location to the source tree.
<mike
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