On shared-hosting (e.g. Dreamhost), where to put lib you want to import to your OSQA script ?

Hi,

I want to do something like this in my OSQA script on Dreamhost

from slughifi import *

On my local machine (Windows XP), I just put the slughifi.py file in C:\\Python25\\Lib\\site-packages and it works.
However, on my Dreamhost (which installed using the guide here), I tried to put the file in /local/lib/python2.5/site-packages but it didn't work
If I put the file in the same folder as the script that will import it, then it works though

Could someone help me with this ? Thanks

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asked 12 May '10, 04:27

Sim
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One Answer:

Since is a single file, you can just put that in the root of the project and it should work.

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answered 12 May '10, 06:14

Hernani Cerq... ♦♦
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currently the path to osqa is like this : /home/user-name/domain-name/osqa

so you meant to put the file directly in /home/user-name/domain-name/osqa ?

(12 May '10, 06:35) Sim

Yes, that's it.

(12 May '10, 15:52) Hernani Cerq... ♦♦

I tried but couldn't fix the issue. Any other suggestions ? Thanks

(13 May '10, 02:19) Sim

What is the error you get?

(13 May '10, 06:05) Hernani Cerq... ♦♦

the script just didn't start (waiting forever when I browse to my website, I use Dreamhost)

I end up putting the lib in the same folder as the script that will import it. Then it works.

(13 May '10, 22:56) Sim

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