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

[Jeremy Hylton]

>>>>> "GW" == Greg Ward <gward@python.net> writes:

  GW> Here's an idea that would apply to importing *.py whether inside
  GW> ZIP files or not: if unable to write the .pyc, write a warning
  GW> to stderr.

This is exactly what the interpreter does when run with -v.  If you
load a .py file and can't write the .pyc -- say you don't have write
permission in the directory -- it prints a warning to stderr.

+1 on ZIP import doing the same thing

Jeremy