Message245999
> Could you please post an example of where the feature is problematic ?
setuptools/easy_install is the major one, which effectively does `sys.path[:0] = pth_contents`, breaking import priority. This has been known to result in adding `/usr/lib/pythonX.Y/dist-packages` to the front of sys.path, having higher priority that the stdlib or `--user` -installed packages (I helped a user deal with a completely broken installation that was a result of exactly this last week). The result can often be that `pip list` doesn't accurately describe the versions of packages that are imported. It also causes `pip install -e` to result in completely different import priority from `pip install`, which doesn't use easy-install.pth. Removing the code execution from `easy-install.pth` solves all of these problems. |
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2015-06-30 20:49:45 | minrk | set | recipients:
+ minrk, lemburg, brett.cannon, ncoghlan, vstinner, christian.heimes, r.david.murray, eric.snow, tdsmith |
2015-06-30 20:49:45 | minrk | set | messageid: <1435697385.56.0.101659110923.issue24534@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2015-06-30 20:49:45 | minrk | link | issue24534 messages |
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