[Python-Dev] PEP: Post import hooks

[Phillip J. Eby]

At 07:22 PM 1/10/2008 +1000, Nick Coghlan wrote:
>Christian Heimes wrote:
> > A module is successfully loaded
> > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> >
> > The import machinery checks if sys.post_import_hooks contains post import
> > hooks for the newly loaded module. If hooks are found then the hooks are
> > called in the order they were registered with the module instance as first
> > argument. The processing of the hooks is stopped when a method raises an
> > exception. At the end the entry for the module name is removed from
> > sys.post_import_hooks, even when an error has occured.
>
>Doesn't the module remain in post_import_hooks, only mapped to None to
>indicate that any hooks should be run immediately?

It should be, yes.