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List:       python-idle-dev
Subject:    [Idle-dev] config files
From:       tim_one () email ! msn ! com (Tim Peters)
Date:       2000-03-04 2:48:20
Message-ID: 000101bf8584$19c85580$c6a0143f () tim
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[Jeremy Hylton]
> Question for Windows users: What is a natural place for a per-users
> config file?  On Unix, I'm looking in "%s/.idle" % os.environ['HOME'].
> HOME is defined on Guido's Windows box, but I don't know that I can
> depend on it.

You cannot.  Envars are to be avoided like the plague (or like Perl,
whichever you fear more, and if you believe there's a difference <wink>)
under Windows.

[Mark Hammond]
> I would suggest simply placing it in the Python directory - from
> sys.executable.  Who ever complains that this is not sufficient
> gets to fix it ;-)

Agree with Mark.  Name it idle.ini, for minimal Windows surprise and maximal
Windows portability.

or-".idle"-to-maximize-surprise-and-minimize-portability-ly y'rs  - tim




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