[Python-Dev] New Import Hooks PEP, a first draft (and req. for PEP #)

[James C. Ahlstrom]

Paul Moore wrote:

> It's an interesting idea, but like others, I think that it's not going
> to work right in practice. The main problem is that you don't explain
> how to implement this version of imp.find_module in terms of the
> importer protocol defined in the hooks PEP.

I am exploring the idea of adding the feature to imp.find/load_module
keeping the existing logic.  I am not using the hooks PEP because I
think the hooks PEP is a bad idea.

Anyway, after some thought, I think my idea of a file-like object
is not good.  The easiest solution is to add a get_data() to
go with find_module() and load_module().  The function signature
of get_data() (or maybe "get_module()") is the same as that
of load_module(), and the interface is:

     file, pathname, desc = imp.find_module(name, path=p, suffix=s)
     bytes = imp.get_data(name, file, pathname, desc)

JimA