[Python-3000] PEP to change how the main module is delineated

[Josiah Carlson]

"Brett Cannon" <brett at python.org> wrote:
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> So the questions for people to weigh in on are:
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> * For ../bacon.py
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>       + Should we walk up the directories until __init__.py is not
> found and check for that directory on sys.path?
>           Costly startup, but allows for relative imports to work.

+.99, but should be applied regardless of ../bacon.py, bacon.py, or
spam/bacon.py .

Generally, I believe that we should advance up the file system/whatever
paths until we run out of __init__.py .  That would give every package,
module, etc., a unique name that is the same regardless of whether it is
run as bacon.py, ../bacon.py, or spam/bacon.py .  I also realize that
this idea may not be popular.

> If people want a simple inference rule we can ditch __main__ entirely
> and just go with a simple rule that would be more costly for startup.

Ditch __main__, at least check for path/__init__.py when path/bacon.py
is run.  Whether to advance up the parent paths, and/or how deep to
advance up the parent paths I don't know.  I know what I want, but I
understand that it may not be what others want (especially when
confronted with NFS, database imports, etc.).


 - Josiah