[Python-Dev] Sharing expat instances

[Chris Lambacher]

Py2exe manages to load .pyd files and dlls from zip.  Apparently they have
written an alternate dll loader that does not need the file to be on the file
system.  This is used for single file apps.

I don't know if it is possible to write a portable Unix equivalent for .so
files.

-Chris

P.S.  I think it is standard practice to do an introduction on first post to
pydev.  I have been lurking on the Dev list for about a year.  I recently
completed my masters thesis which used Python extensively.  I am helping to
promote the adoption of Python for various tasks at my place of work. 


On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 01:15:49PM -0500, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 09:56 -0800, Scott David Daniels wrote:
> 
> > One good reason for this is that the .pyd's or .so's cannot necessarily
> > be used from zip files
> 
> When you say "cannot necessarily", are the situations where they can be
> imported from zip files?  I thought the answer to that was always "no".
> 
> -Barry
> 



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