Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)

Please forgive my interruption, but something in Muttley's comment needs
some clarification....

On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:11:33 +0200, D wrote:

On Thu, 22 Aug 2024, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:

[snip]

For a properly designed language a container shouldn't be required. Using
a container to prevent library hell is like seeing a mess on your floor but
instead of clearing the mess you sweep it into seperate piles depending on
the type of rubbish. With C/C++ you can set LD_LIBRARY_PATH

1) The ability to alter the loader's library search path isn't a C/C++ feature,
   but, instead, is a feature of the loader, and is applicable to /any/ binary
   that uses "shared objects" ("DLL"s to those who came from a Windows environment).

2) LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not "the" Unix environment variable that alters the loader's
   library search path. Rather, it is /one flavour/ of such an environment variable.
   Depending on the Unix system, the environment variable can be called:
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH, or
     LIBPATH, or
     SHLIB_PATH, and
   there may be other names that I don't know of.

to use particular shared object files
but doing something similar with Python AFAIK is a hell of
a task.
>

 
Thank you! You make me feel less of an outsider and old timer! ;)

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Lew Pitcher
"In Skills We Trust"