[Python-Dev] New and Improved Import Hooks
Gordon McMillan
gmcm@hypernet.com
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 07:45:50 -0500
On 5 Dec 2002 at 4:11, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> Note that I've seen people write
>
> sys.path = ...
That works with iu.py.
> I still think I'd like sys.path to be a real list of
> real strings (not necessarily representing files or
> directories though), with a configurable set of
> handlers that are given a chance to deal with each
> string in turn.
Which is what iu.py does.
> (Or was this already rejected? ... )
Evidently, but I've never heard the rationale.
-- Gordon
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