What is python's site-packages directory? -

the directory site-packages mentioned in various python related articles. it? how use is?

• site-packages target directory of manually built python packages. when build , install python packages source (using distutils, executing python setup.py install), find installed modules in site-pacakges default.

• there standard locations:

unix(pure): prefix/lib/pythonx.y/site-packages

unix (non-pure): exec-prefix/lib/pythonx.y/site-packages

windows: prefix\lib\site-packages

(pure means module uses python code. non pure can cantain c/c++ code well)

• site-pacakges default part of python search path, modules installed there can imported afterwards.

• a useful article: https://docs.python.org/2/install/