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diff --git a/Doc/using/ios.rst b/Doc/using/ios.rst index 7d5c6331bef..0fb28f8c866 100644 --- a/Doc/using/ios.rst +++ b/Doc/using/ios.rst @@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ To add Python to an iOS Xcode project: * Signal handlers (:c:member:`PyConfig.install_signal_handlers`) are *enabled*; * System logging (:c:member:`PyConfig.use_system_logger`) is *enabled* (optional, but strongly recommended; this is enabled by default); - * ``PYTHONHOME`` for the interpreter is configured to point at the + * :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` for the interpreter is configured to point at the ``python`` subfolder of your app's bundle; and - * The ``PYTHONPATH`` for the interpreter includes: + * The :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` for the interpreter includes: - the ``python/lib/python3.X`` subfolder of your app's bundle, - the ``python/lib/python3.X/lib-dynload`` subfolder of your app's bundle, and @@ -324,7 +324,12 @@ modules in your app, some additional steps will be required: the ``lib-dynload`` folder can be copied and adapted for this purpose. * If you're using a separate folder for third-party packages, ensure that folder - is included as part of the ``PYTHONPATH`` configuration in step 10. + is included as part of the :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` configuration in step 10. + +* If any of the folders that contain third-party packages will contain ``.pth`` + files, you should add that folder as a *site directory* (using + :meth:`site.addsitedir`), rather than adding to :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` or + :attr:`sys.path` directly. Testing a Python package ------------------------ |