[Patches] [ python-Patches-642578 ] Expose PyImport_FrozenModules in imp

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Patches item #642578, was opened at 2002-11-22 23:56
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Category: Core (C code)
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Just van Rossum (jvr)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Expose PyImport_FrozenModules in imp

Initial Comment:
The attached patch exposes the PyImport_FrozenModules
global variable. It can be written through the new
imp.set_frozenmodules() function. No read functionality
has been provided since that would be harder to do
<wink>, and would IMO not be all that useful.

Rationale:
It allows py2exe/McMillan-Installer-like tools to be
written WITHOUT __import__ hooks, while still being
able to bootstrap with pure Python code.

Use case:
I'm in the process of writing a freeze-like tool for
MacOSX. Applications on this platform are (usually)
simply a directory containing some meta files and
arbitrary stuff. I can (and will) make it simply add
.pyc files to this directory, but it will be a huge win
to be able to put a single file in there containing all
needed Python modules. I would prefer to do this
without resorting to __import__ hooks, as they add
overhead and brittleness. I use a vanilla python
executable and bootstrap in Python. Look ma, no C!

Implementation:
PyImport_FrozenModules is an array of structs
containing a pointer to a C string (the name), a
pointer to the marshalled code object data and an int
specifying the size of the code data (negated if the
module is a package). None of these are Python objects.
imp.set_frozenmodules() takes a sequence of tuples as
its argument: (name, codedata, ispkg). Internally this
sequence is converted to a tuple, and a reference is
kept in an additional static variable in import.c. The
elements of the newly allocated PyImport_FrozenModules
array simply point to the actual string data, as
referenced by the tuple.

The patch doesn't include documentation yet, but I will
add that as soon as the patch is otherwise accepted.

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>Comment By: Just van Rossum (jvr)
Date: 2002-11-23 01:35

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Ok, I changed my mind and created a matching
imp.get_frozenmodules() function that _returns_ a Python
representation of PyImport_FrozenModules. Replaced the patch.

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Comment By: Just van Rossum (jvr)
Date: 2002-11-23 00:21

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(doop: the first patch I uploaded contained a syntax error.
How embarrassing... The current file is correct.)

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