[Python-Dev] New and Improved Import Hooks

[Martin v. Löwis]

"M.-A. Lemburg" <mal@lemburg.com> writes:

> But why store the import objects in sys.path and not in
> some auxilliary dictionary instead ?

What would be the advantage of doing so?

And, if this is done: How can I add my own custom import mechanism to
sys.path? The machinery to replace strings in sys.path is only
available for zip files, all other hooks must add their objects to
sys.path directly.

Regards,
Martin