Pythonpath

[Ene Uran]

Python uses the directories listed in PYTHONPATH to find a module. How can I assure that the module I am importing is on this list of paths?

[vegaseat]

This will show the PYTHONPATH:

# show the system path for Python = PYTHONPATH

import sys
print sys.path

# notice that your present working folder is 
print sys.path[0]

To add another path, the one with your module perhaps, do this at the beginning of your program:

# let's say your module is at D:\Python24\Examples\PP2E\Dbase\TableBrowser\guitools.py
 
import sys

# then append to PYTHONPATH  the location of \PP2E
# so can use eg. from PP2E.Dbase.TableBrowser.guitools import * 
sys.path.append(r'D:\Python24\Examples')

[Ene Uran]

Does PP2E refer to the examples in the book "Programming Python 2nd Edition" by Mark Lutz? I just borrowed a copy from a friend. This book spends a lot of space on the Tkinter GUI. I am a little frustrated with the inadequate index.

[vegaseat]

Ene,

clever assumption! You are right, the samples won't work unless you let Python know where some of the modules are located on your drive with the second option.