[Python-Dev] Relative Package Imports

[Mark Hammond]

[Jim writes]
> I'll second Marc-Andre here.
>
> A significant headache occurs when you have a package
> that has sub-packages.  Sub-packages need to be able to
> reference other sub-packages within the same package without
> knowing where the containing package is installed.

I certainly dont want to know _where_ the package is installed, but do
want to know the package name.  A package name, IMO, is like a module
name - once named, you are largely stuck with it.

I for one use packages quite extensively, but have never lamented the
loss of __ from the ni days.  If someone, for example, wanted to
change the package name of "win32com" or "pywin", then I would expect
lots of code to break, in the same way as changing the name any
standard module would break code.

I see Marc's issue with pickle, but I dont see the problem with
absolute package names any more than I see a problem with explicitely
naming modules in an import statement...

Mark.