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How can I set-up the variable $PYTHONHOME?

May 24th, 2000 06:17
unknown unknown, Frank Mattes

This is typically done in your shell resource file, in your home dir.
If you happen to have Beazley's Essential Reference (which is a good
idea), see pg 84.

For csh or tcsh, edit ".cshrc":
setenv PYTHONHOME /opt/python

For bash edit ".bashrc"; for ksh edit ".kshrc":
export PYTHONHOME=/opt/python


In both cases, PYTHONHOME can point to the general python home (as 
above) or to both the general home and the exec home, by doing a path
concatenation, e.g.:

export PYTHONHOME=/opt/python:/usr/local/my_special_python

You will have to "source" the "rc" file before it will take effect -- 
the easiest way may be to just log out and log back in.