New API needs to add script directories to path

[Martyn Gigg]

Currently only the old API is adding Python script directories to the Python path. The new one needs to do this too.

[Martyn Gigg]

Make new Python API setup python paths. Refs #6629

There is now more flexibility in that the key in the properties file is not recursive at all. In the past it said it wasn't but still added the top level directories. In addition you can now add a directory with a init.py file in it if you wish to and you won't be banned by the frameork.

Changeset: fe42bb5128418683bf9d8eda82517a7859c9180a

[Martyn Gigg]

Tester: The best way to test this is from the standalone python command.

• Start up the python interpreter from command line in the bin directory;
• Do import mantid
• Do import sys
• Type sys.path

The list should contain the necessary scripting directories

[Russell Taylor]

Re #6629. Add code to fix variables in installed properties file.

This is just a temporary fix to get things working again on an installed Mantid. The MANTID_ROOT variable is redefined before the installed Mantid.properties file is generated from the template, and so the variables that depend on that need changing as well.

Changeset: 5a7a169de297c9ddad4d5c9ad204d70110e5fa6d

[Martyn Gigg]

Fix install prefix on packaing for script dir keys. Refs #6629

This just takes the build version and replaces the old MANTID_ROOT with the correct version for the packaging

Changeset: faa2afdd9d83a2c03d24a4f7da78768b5db9e945

[Martyn Gigg]

Additional note to tester: Please test this on both a build & package version

[Owen Arnold]

Looks to be working for both the old and new api for both installed mantid, and mantid built from source.

[Stuart Campbell]

This ticket has been transferred to github issue ​7475