[Import-SIG] PEP 420: Implicit Namespace Packages

[Barry Warsaw]

On May 04, 2012, at 10:56 AM, PJ Eby wrote:

>On May 4, 2012 10:34 AM, "Barry Warsaw" <barry at python.org> wrote:
>> Specifically, my proposed elaboration on PEP 420 is this:
>>
>>  * Explicitly leave the assignment of __file__ to the loader.
>>  * Allow loaders to not set __file__
>>  * Add an optional API to loaders, module_repr() as defined above.
>
>+1 on all the above, plus getting rid of __file__ for namespace packages.
>Seems like an elegant solution to the problems involved, and allows DB or
>other importers to make their own attributes like __dsn__ or __url__, but
>still have a decent repr.

Yes, exactly.

It seems like there's general consensus about the basic proposal; I'll update
the PEP so Guido has specific language to pronounce on.

I want to make one change to what I posted.  If m.__loader__.module_repr()
exists, I want to give it a first crack at producing the repr.  This means
that __file__ is used as a fallback, not as the first step.

Cheers,
-Barry
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