[Bug python/11693] New: Should add script directory to PYTHONPATH

["miki at dds dot nl" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

$ cat pythonpath.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
print sys.path
$ python pythonpath.py
['/home/miki/proj/modgdb/tests',
'/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg',
'/usr/lib/python2.6', '/usr/lib/python2.6/plat-linux2',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-tk', '/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-old',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/PIL',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gst-0.10', '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gtk-2.0',
'/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode',
'/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages']
$ gdb --silent
(gdb) source pythonpath.py
['/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pip-0.7.1-py2.6.egg',
'/usr/lib/python2.6', '/usr/lib/python2.6/plat-linux2',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-tk', '/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-old',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/PIL',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gst-0.10', '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gtk-2.0',
'/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode',
'/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode',
'/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages']
(gdb) python import pythonpath
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named pythonpath
Error while executing Python code.
(gdb) quit


Adding the script directory to the PYTHONPATH is the default when executing
Python scripts from the shell. This is important for testing Python packages, or
using Python scripts which need to import modules not on the system default
PYTHONPATH.

Kind regards,

Alain

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           Summary: Should add script directory to PYTHONPATH
           Product: gdb
           Version: 7.1
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: python
        AssignedTo: unassigned at sourceware dot org
        ReportedBy: miki at dds dot nl
                CC: gdb-prs at sourceware dot org


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11693

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