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bpo-45788: Link sys.prefix doc to 'Installation paths' (#29606)
... To the Installation paths section of the sysconfig doc.
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.. data:: prefix
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A string giving the site-specific directory prefix where the platform
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independent Python files are installed; by default, this is the string
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independent Python files are installed; on Unix, the default is
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``'/usr/local'``. This can be set at build time with the ``--prefix``
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argument to the :program:`configure` script. The main collection of Python
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library modules is installed in the directory :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}`
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while the platform independent header files (all except :file:`pyconfig.h`) are
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stored in :file:`{prefix}/include/python{X.Y}`, where *X.Y* is the version
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number of Python, for example ``3.2``.
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argument to the :program:`configure` script. See
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:ref:`installation_paths` for derived paths.
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.. note:: If a :ref:`virtual environment <venv-def>` is in effect, this
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value will be changed in ``site.py`` to point to the virtual
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>>> sysconfig.get_config_vars('AR', 'CXX')
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['ar', 'g++']
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.. _installation_paths:
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Installation paths
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------------------
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Distutils-based system will follow the same scheme to copy its file in the right
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places.
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Python currently supports seven schemes:
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Python currently supports six schemes:
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- *posix_prefix*: scheme for POSIX platforms like Linux or macOS. This is
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the default scheme used when Python or a component is installed.
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located under the user home directory.
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- *nt*: scheme for NT platforms like Windows.
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- *nt_user*: scheme for NT platforms, when the *user* option is used.
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- *osx_framework_user*: scheme for macOS, when the *user* option is used.
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Each scheme is itself composed of a series of paths and each path has a unique
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identifier. Python currently uses eight paths:
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Link doc for sys.prefix to sysconfig doc on installation paths.
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