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Add an option to point to an additional "site" directory

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Description

BPO 38289
Nosy @warsaw

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-09-26.17:59:03.754>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = 'Add an option to point to an additional "site" directory'
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-27.06:19:13.452>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/MichaFronczyk'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-09-27.06:19:13.452>
actor = 'Micha\xc5\x82 Fronczyk'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-09-26.17:59:03.754>
creator = 'Micha\xc5\x82 Fronczyk'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38289
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['353332', '353347']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'Micha\xc5\x82 Fronczyk']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38289'
versions = []

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue is assigned to Python's Library component and references the original BPO issue 38289. Start by reading that linked issue and locating the library code responsible for site-directory configuration. Done means providing a defined option that points to an additional site directory, with the expected behavior and tests documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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