"Gordon McMillan" <gmcm@hypernet.com> writes:

In the context of python-dev, iu is, I think, useful because it (a) emulates nearly exactly Python's import rules and (b) it does so in a nicely OO framework with some interesting facilities. In other words, as a model of what some future revamp of c import might be.

Would it be possible to rewrite the import.c code as a new-style claass/type and then allow inheriting from it in Python? This might allow you to slightly overcome the "having to do it all" problem. Or maybe I'm just being silly. Cheers, M. -- The Oxford Bottled Beer Database heartily disapproves of the excessive consumption of alcohol. No, really. -- http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/beergames.html