[Python-Dev] PEP 273: Import Modules from Zip Archives

[Mark Hammond]

[James]
> But sys.prefix is obtained from a search of the directory
> structure for a "landmark" file, namely os.py.  When the Python
> library is in a zip file, it is likely that no landmark files will
> be found, and sys.prefix will contain garbage.

Good point! :)

> 
> Since sys.prefix is searched for, its name is unpredictable.  We
> need a known location for python22.zip.
> 
> How about using the full path name of pythonXX.dll with the last three
> characters changed to "zip"?  This associates the libraries with the DLL,
> which is more logical than associating them with the executable.  And the
> file name is identical but with "zip" instead of "dll".
> 
> Does this work, and solve all embedding problems?

Sounds OK to me.

Mark.