[Distutils] plugin mechanism for packaging itself?

[PJ Eby]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Daniel Holth <dholth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Horribly convenient? Entry points already import every __init__.py at the
> root.
>
What?


> This would in most cases be looking in a single directory, instead of
> iterating over every distribution most of which aren't providing any kind
> of plugin at all. Why not, apart from the occasional name clashes and only
> supporting one version of each plugin provider?
>
It turns the entire concept of a namespace package on its head: the point
of the namespace is to reduce conflicts and clarify ownership, not the
other way around.
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