Where to put what when installing a python program?

ichbinsisyphos · Guru Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 547

I'd like to professionalize my own programs a little, with make files at least for install and uninstall, maybe ebuilds and a local portage tree instead of running them all from a folder in $home.

But how is that done best? Create a folder in /usr/local/lib/<program-name> and put all modules there? What about icons, artwork for buttons and stuff? /usr/share? Doesn't sound like a good idea, but the best I can come up with.

There are ways to put artwork into binaries, but what do you do with scripts? There are ways to include them in the scripts too, but they are hackish at best.

Dr.Willy · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:53 pm Post subject:

Just look at other packages and see how they do it

for instance:

MustrumR · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2011 Posts: 35 Location: Right here

Data usually goes into /usr/[local/]share. For python, take a look at distutils. http://docs.python.org/3/distutils/index.html
Gentoo has a distutils eclass so a simple ebuild can look like this:

ichbinsisyphos · Guru Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 547

/usr/share sucks, you are supposed to show me a better way

distutils looks interesting, will take some time to chew through that though.

MustrumR · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2011 Posts: 35 Location: Right here

/usr/share is intended to be used for putting data like icons/artwork. Why should it suck?

ichbinsisyphos · Guru Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 547

/usr/share/ is for documentation and other weird, optional stuff. The idea that the program reads images to put on buttons from there each startup makes my stomach turn over.

pjp · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:43 pm Post subject:

GNOME has been putting it there for as long as I recall. What makes you think it shouldn't be there? That is, why is it not "other weird stuff"?
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Dr.Willy · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject:

Prenj · n00b Joined: 20 Nov 2011 Posts: 7 Location: Mostar, BiH

if you are installing in /usr space, it's binaries in /usr/bin and libs in /usr/lib/python-version/package-name/
or if you want separation from whatever it is on a machine, you can go old-school way and put it in /opt/package/bin and lib, respectively

ichbinsisyphos · Guru Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 547

Dr.Willy · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject:

notageek · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject:

You needn't worry, a python program knows where to put itself.
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