Python Library Path

Question

In ruby the library path is provided in $:, in perl it's in @INC - how do you get the list of paths that Python searches for modules when you do an import?

In Ruby I think you meant `$:`. `$"` is a list of modules loaded by `require`. — docwhat, Oct 09 '11 at 16:57
You might want to take a look at my answer and others to this related question here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38485710/436794 — Pierz, Jan 10 '18 at 16:43

score 110 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 07 '11 at 21:58

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You can also make additions to this path with the PYTHONPATH environment variable at runtime, in addition to:

import sys
sys.path.append('/home/user/python-libs')

edited Jul 07 '11 at 21:58

Dasvid

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answered Sep 25 '08 at 19:02

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score 88 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 27 '14 at 06:35

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I think you're looking for sys.path

import sys
print (sys.path)

edited Nov 27 '14 at 06:35

kuilin

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answered Sep 25 '08 at 18:25

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score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 25 '08 at 18:25

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import sys
sys.path

answered Sep 25 '08 at 18:25

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