[Python-checkins] r52317 - sandbox/trunk/import_in_py/importer.py

[brett.cannon]

Author: brett.cannon
Date: Thu Oct 12 19:44:04 2006
New Revision: 52317

Modified:
   sandbox/trunk/import_in_py/importer.py
Log:
Add comment made by Jim Jewett about drawback of having __import__ manage
sys.modules.


Modified: sandbox/trunk/import_in_py/importer.py
==============================================================================
--- sandbox/trunk/import_in_py/importer.py	(original)
+++ sandbox/trunk/import_in_py/importer.py	Thu Oct 12 19:44:04 2006
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
         + If __import__ handles sys.modules then the impact from having to
           recheck sys.path entries that lack an importer is minimized as it is
           only on imports that have not been handled before.
+            - This has the drawback of making it more difficult for
+              non-standard modules to be put into sys.modules.  Could go other
+              way and hyper-generalize by having a meta_path importer that
+              returns entries in sys.path.
       
 PTL use-case:
     * Tweaked source files that need to be pre-processed before they are imported.