[ python-Feature Requests-1241619 ] -m does not find dotted modules

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Feature Requests item #1241619, was opened at 2005-07-20 10:06
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>Category: Python Interpreter Core
>Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Duplicate
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Giles Antonio Radford (mewf)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: -m does not find dotted modules

Initial Comment:
-m does not appear to find modules that are referenced
to with dots on windows:

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>python -m found
python: module found not found

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>echo print 'found!' >
found.py

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>python -m found
found!

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>mkdir directory

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>move found.py directory

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>del found.pyc
Could Not Find D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\found.pyc

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>python -m found
python: module found not found

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>python -m directory.found
python: module directory.found not found

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>python  directory\found.py
found!

D:\Python24\Lib\site-packages>

This should use the standard python finding mechanism
to cope with dotted packages. Also with package\__init__.py

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>Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Date: 2005-07-20 12:54

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The initial implementation of -m was intentionally confined
to the simplest case.  The issues pertaining to packages are
dealt with through the PEP process:
   http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0338.html


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