[Python-Dev] Another approach for the import mechanism

[Samuele Pedroni]

> - Allows one to have zip packages inside other packages.

you can achieve this with __path__

>
> - Avoids including zip files in the path.

I want to support that.

>
> - Allows me to ship a package inside a zip file, without asking
>   the user to change his path.
>
> - Allows me to compress a single file (foobar.py.bz2).
>

Java has support for zipfiles from day one, from my user experience they are
both YAGNI.

sys.path content from my point of view is really a deployment time issue.

The 2nd point is not directly addressed by your proposal, and supporting it
would make for more complicated importer impls.

regards.