Where should I put my own python module so that it can be imported

Question

I have my own package in python and I am using it very often. what is the most elegant or conventional directory where i should put my package so it is going to be imported without playing with PYTHONPATH or sys.path?

What about site-packages for example? /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages.
Is it common in python to copy and paste the package there ?

Answer 1

I usually put the stuff i want to have ready to import in the user site directory:

~/.local/lib/pythonX.X/site-packages

To show the right directory for your platform, you can use python -m site --user-site

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edit: it will show up in sys.path once you create it:

mkdir -p "`python -m site --user-site`"