# PEP 582 - Python local packages directory

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-582-python-local-packages-directory/963>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-582-python-local-packages-directory/963 "2019-03-01T01:52:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-582-python-local-packages-directory/963/429 "2023-03-28T03:11:31Z")

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According to the latest version of the PEP, the scheme for Windows is still not clarified, while leaving this in the proposal:

> The example is for Unix-like systems - on Windows the subdirectories will be different.

How are they different or are they going to be the same as Unix-like systems?

Is there any other on-going discussion on this I can follow?

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