[osgeo4w-dev] Python GIS programming environment under Windows

[Matt Wilkie]

On 15/12/2010 3:42 PM, Gilles Bassière wrote:
> I don't understand why the GDAL Python bindings are not made
> available on the python path by the gdal-python

They should be available if you work from within OSGeo4W shell 
(OSGeo4W.bat, which calls bin\o4w_env.bat and etc\ini\*.bat). If you 
don't use the o4w shell then you need to create the environment in some 
other way, as Alex does.

As to why: o4w consciously strives to be self contained and not 
interfere with existing windows programs or registry settings. It allows 
side-by-side installs with things like ArcGIS and running from a dvd or 
usb device.

That said I think it would be helpful to have an optional package to 
provide integration for those that want osgeo4w python, and other 
packages, to be the system default.


cheers,

matt wilkie
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