[Python-Dev] New and Improved Import Hooks

[Skip Montanaro]

    Just> Are you saying that we should fix all cases where non-strings on
    Just> sys.path cause problems, or are you saying that there's so much
    Just> code out there assuming sys.path contains strings, and that we
    Just> therefore should stick with strings?

    Just> Both positions can be defended, and both have their problems.

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I think there is a third position: make sys.path magic somehow (but have it
still (appear to) be a list of strings) so that changes to it affect a
behind-the-scenes list of objects which is normally used to do path-ish
stuff.

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