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Ram Rachum
Ram Rachum

Reputation: 88628

Django: What is `sys.path` supposed to be?

When developing a Django application, what is sys.path supposed to contain? The directory which contains the project, or the directory of the project, or both?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 3509

Answers (2)

inspectorG4dget
inspectorG4dget

Reputation: 114005

sys.path should and will have the directory of the project. Depending on what your setup is, it may also contain the directory which contains the project.

However, if the motivation behind this question is to ensure that certain files can be found, then you should note that sys.path is just like a normal list and can be appended to. Therefore, you can add a new location to sys.path like so:

sys.path.append('/home/USER/some/directory/')

where your files can be found.

Hope this helps

Upvotes: 3

Dominic Rodger
Dominic Rodger

Reputation: 99791

As far as I know, it's just a matter of personal taste. I go with the directory which contains the project, but that's just my preference.

Upvotes: 0

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