Re: Correct module for site customization of path

On 11/1/24 08:32, dieter.maurer@online.de wrote:

...
After the recent upgrades I had to install youtube_dl with pipx for the
new python version.
When I ran the script which imported youtube_dl, I got an import error
as it appears the path to the module
was not in sys.path....

I see at several options:
>
  * install `youtoube_dl` where Python looks for it
    (you can print `sys.path` to find out all the places
    normally checked for importable modules)
>
  * put a (symbolic) link to `youtoube_dl` at a place
    where Python looks for modules
>
  * use Pythons' `.pth' feature to tell Python additional
    places where to look for modules.
    You can place `.pth` files where Python looks for modules
    to be imported

In  /usr/lib/python3.12/sitecustomize.py I put the following:
import sys
sys.path.append("path to youtube_dl")
# In /usr/lib/python3.12/sitecustomize.py
# Thanks seems to work for me
cheers
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Tim
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