[Python-Dev] Import redesign [LONG]

[James C. Ahlstrom]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> another aside: can we have a standard mechanism for
> listing the contents of a given archive, please?

I will add this.

> and yes, it shouldn't have to be mentioned, since squeeze
> have done it since early 1997, but archive importers should
> provide a standard way to include non-module resources in
> the archive, and a standard way to access such resources
> as ordinary python streams.

I will add this.

JimA