[Python-Dev] Another approach for the import mechanism

Gustavo Niemeyer niemeyer@conectiva.com
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:33:12 -0200


> It's unacceptable. Zip files MUST be allowed in PYTHONPATH, and they

Why? Have you promised that to someone? :-))

> MUST be considered in order with all other items in PYTHONPATH;
> the order requirement also applies for sys.path.

I told that would be onored (perhaps in an uncomprehensible way). Each
path is tried with the alternative importers once the default importer
has failed on *that* specific path.

-- 
Gustavo Niemeyer

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