I wonder if there is a developer with MySQL or sqlite and the appropriate Python interface module who can help me to understand a problem I'm experiencing trying to use PEP 302-style import hooks. Basically I suspect we've either got an import bug or (more likely IMHO) a documentation bug, but I don't want to file on sf until I know exactly what the problem is, and I'm reluctant to use too much bandwidth on python-dev, which I know to be a busy list. The background is visible in the Python-list archives starting at http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2005-January/262148.html Of course it's possible that a savvy developer can just tell me what the problem is by reading that thread. If not, being a bear of little brain I need help from someone who is used to running debugging interpreters and can see exactly what's going on - my debugging system is fine for Python source, but has no insight into the interpreter code itself. Since I'm not currently subscribed to python-dev an email response (or, better, a follow-up on the c.l.py thread) would be appreciated if you can solve this problem. I'm happy to send full code off-list (or on-list, come to that) to anybody who can assist. regards Steve -- Meet the Python developers and your c.l.py favorites Come to PyCon!!!! http://www.python.org/pycon/2005/ Steve Holden http://www.holdenweb.com/