[Python-Dev] New relative import issue

[Paul Moore]

On 9/21/06, Phillip J. Eby <pje at telecommunity.com> wrote:
> >Isn't the main problem how to specify a bunch of these in the
> >environment?
>
> Yes, that's exactly the problem, assuming that by environment you mean the
> operating environment, as opposed to e.g. os.environ.

Hmm, now I don't understand again. What "operating environment" might
there be, other than

- os.environ
- code that gets executed before the import

?

There are clearly application design issues involved here (application
configuration via initialisation files, plugin registries, etc etc).
But in purely technical terms, don't they all boil down to executing a
registration function (either directly by the user, or by the
application on behalf of the user)?

I don't think I'd expect anything at the language (or base library)
level beyond a registration function and possibly an OS environment
check.

Paul.