[Python-Dev] Python install layout and the PATH on win32

Tue Mar 20 23:00:07 CET 2012

On 3/20/2012 4:49 PM, Mark Hammond wrote:
>> So I'm assuming that:
> * The executable (and DLL) are moved to a "bin" directory in an 
> installed Python.
> * distutils etc will change to install all "scripts" (or executables 
> generated from scripts) into that same directory. IOW, "Scripts" 
> would die.
> * A virtual-env would have an almost identical layout to an installed 
> Python.

Yes. I would make your point #3 stronger - I would like a virtualenv to 
have an identical layout to an installed python, at least with reference 
to the names of directories and the location of binaries. The base 
directory would be the only difference.
Thanks,
Van