• I'm currently experimenting with TextMate as an alternative to

xemacs and have encountered a problem in the python bundle.

• The problem is that PyMate is providing its own sitecustomize.py

to hook various functions.

• This conflicts with our company's production/testing platforms.

They also uses sitecustomize to make site-specific customizations (such as hooking the logging module handlers etc).

• I'm sure our approach isn't unusual. Unfortunately TextMate's

usage of it for *application* specific reasons prevents our own site customisations from loading.

• Is a possible alternative for TextMate to use a launcher script

approach? eg something that

• hooks the desired functions as currently

• hacks sys.argv and execfiles into the target file, such as

  # remove us from the argument list, set __file__ to be the  
  

script to run then exec it del sys.argv[0] __file__ = sys.argv[0] execfile(sys.argv[0])

This should have the same effect and ensure that a platforms sitecustomize is loaded. I'm happy to work on and submit a patch to the appropriate people if desired (not sure who that would be)

Derek.

I have implemented what you've suggested here in svn. You can either update the Python bundle yourself, or wait until the next Cutting-Edge Textmate.

If the new implementation of PyMate causes any problems for anyone, I'd like to hear about it!

– Alex