[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-11 Thread Chris Caron
Chris Caron added the comment: Just to point out, i forgot the instructions of installing pip (right before) the following entry in my last post: >> ** Heads up >> So at this point, the C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages will contain the >>> >> following: pip, set

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-11 Thread Chris Caron
Chris Caron added the comment: -- Download Instructions * 64 Bit ver of Python v2.7 for Windows https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/python-2.7.amd64.msi * Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=44266. -- Installation

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Chris Caron added the comment: I'm not doing anything unusual. Just to recap, I installed Python27 (in Windows 7 in my case- but this problem happens in Windows 10 too). I did use `pip` to install packages as you'll see in the screenshot. But even if i rename the `C:\Python2

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Change by Chris Caron : Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47210/Python.Test.zip ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue31741> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list m

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Change by Chris Caron : Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47209/Test.Script.Output.png ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue31741> ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Change by Chris Caron : Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47208/Test.Script.Backports.Dir.png ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue31741> ___ ___ Pytho

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Change by Chris Caron : Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47207/Test.Directory.png ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue31741> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list m

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Change by Chris Caron : Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47206/site-packages-Directory.png ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue31741> ___ ___ Pytho

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-10 Thread Chris Caron
Change by Chris Caron : Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47205/Test.py ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue31741> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailin

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-09 Thread Chris Caron
Chris Caron added the comment: Thank you for replying so quickly; the issue stems from a bug created here which explains it a bit better: https://github.com/caronc/nzb-notify/issues/27 (scroll to the bottom). In my case, I had a lib\site-packages\backports in C:\Python27 that keeps over

[issue31741] backports import path can not be overridden in Windows (Linux works fine)

2017-10-09 Thread Chris Caron
New submission from Chris Caron : The Windows install of Python 2.7.13 defaults it's install into **C:\Python27**. It creates several subdirectories within this; one of which is **C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\backports**. So just out of the box (without this script installed): ```p