[Python-Dev] PEP 328: __path__

[Guido van Rossum]

> > Uh?  Maybe you should have some coffee and then try again.
> 
> Don't drink coffee, remember?  ;-)

Well, whatever you do take to improve your brain function.

> > __path__ has nothing to do with relative import.  When I say
> > "import foo.bar" then bar is searched for in foo.__path__.  __path__
> > defines which directories comprise the package contents, nothing more
> > or less.
> 
> Yeah, I know; I think that ``as`` combined with relative imports can
> obviate most uses for ``__path__``, but I'm now dealing with a family
> emergency, so I'm going to just drop it.

'as' has nothing to do with __path__ either.

__path__ is for distributing a package over multiple directories, and
has nothing to do with how you import it.

So, yes, please drop it.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)