{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021/events","html_url":"https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021","id":121054004,"number":1021,"title":"how to set drive and directory for my .py files","user":{"login":"durbinjw","id":4181451,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4181451?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw","html_url":"https://github.com/durbinjw","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/labels/question","name":"question","color":"cc317c"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-12-08T17:12:11Z","updated_at":"2015-12-09T17:32:51Z","closed_at":null,"body":"being new at this, I am still asking very basic questions.\r\n\r\nHow do I set the the drive and directory location for my files?  The tutorial just says enter some code into a file in the \"current directory\", but I have not found where that can be specified.  I am running VS 2015 Update 1 and PTVS 2.2.2.\r\n\r\nJim\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/comments/163333652","html_url":"https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021#issuecomment-163333652","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/1021","id":163333652,"user":{"login":"durbinjw","id":4181451,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4181451?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw","html_url":"https://github.com/durbinjw","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/durbinjw/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-12-09T17:32:51Z","updated_at":"2015-12-09T17:32:51Z","body":"Thanks\r\n\r\nThat helps.\r\n\r\nIt seems that you are a primary developer of PTVS.  I really appreciate your giving me some attention.\r\n\r\nMay I suggest that a default User Source directory setting be added to Tools | Options | Python Tools | EnvironMentOptions. I see that there are Environment Settings for Path, Windows Path, and Library Path, but they are disabled and point to python.exe, pythonw.exe, and lib, which I am pretty sure should not be changed.  I would like to be able to have all of my projects and .py in a directory H:\\Python on this system.\r\n\r\nRe the directory settings for python projects.  the code was able import fibo.py from H:\\Python on this system after entering H:\\Python in the project properties | Debug dialog in the Run | Search Paths: entry.  A search of the C Drive found c:\\Users\\Jim\\AppData\\Local\\Temporary Projects\\PythonApplication1\\PythonApplication1.pyproj  and a search of the entire C drive found \r\n20 more files in c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\Common7\\IDE\\ProjectTemplatesCache\\Python\\ in multiple subdirectories.  I am not sure whether that was what you were point me to.\r\n\r\nI have only completed 4 sections of the Python tutorial and expect there will be further questions.  I have some significant projects in mind, and think that the Sets features will be of great help when analyzing large amounts of data with some advanced mathematics.  I will be wanting to produce graphic displays of the results.\r\n\r\nI am a long time developer of applications with the majority of my experience being with C, C#, and Visual Basic using Visual Studio.  My current orientation is toward two areas; Public Health Laboratory Information Systems, and Gravity / Relativity research.\r\n\r\nI am receiving email notifications of answers with your real(?) name and assume you would prefer keeping it out of these posts.  \r\n\r\nThanks again.\r\n\r\nJim\r\n\r\n\r\n"}}