Fixes pypa#5060: Configuration files may now also be stored under `sy…

…s.prefix`
zooba · Feb 15, 2019 · 79a7028 · 79a7028
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diff --git a/news/5060.feature b/news/5060.feature
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+Configuration files may now also be stored under ``sys.prefix``
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/utils/appdirs.py b/src/pip/_internal/utils/appdirs.py
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ def site_config_dirs(appname):
         # always look in /etc directly as well
         pathlist.append('/etc')
 
+    # allow configuration in sys.prefix without any appname
+    # see <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5060>
+    pathlist.append(sys.prefix)
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     return pathlist
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		Configuration files may now also be stored under ``sys.prefix``