[Python-checkins] r81616 - peps/trunk/pep-0382.txt
martin.v.loewis
python-checkins at python.org
Mon May 31 09:47:31 CEST 2010
Author: martin.v.loewis
Date: Mon May 31 09:47:31 2010
New Revision: 81616
Log:
Clarify * for subpackages.
Modified:
peps/trunk/pep-0382.txt
Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0382.txt
==============================================================================
--- peps/trunk/pep-0382.txt (original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0382.txt Mon May 31 09:47:31 2010
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@
In addition, the format of the ``*.pth`` file is extended: a line with
the single character ``*`` indicates that the entire sys.path will
be searched for portions of the namespace package at the time the
-namespace packages is imported.
+namespace packages is imported. For a sub-package, the package's
+__path__ is searched (instead of sys.path).
Importing a package will immediately compute the package's __path__;
the ``*.pth`` files are not considered anymore after the initial
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