[Python-Dev] __file__

[Nick Coghlan]

Brett Cannon wrote:
> But what does "expected location" mean? If I am importing foo.bar
> where foo.__path__ has multiple path entries, which one is supposed to
> be used to set the hypothetical location of source for __file__? I
> guess going with the first one would be somewhat reasonable, but it's
> definitely a guess.

No, it wouldn't be a guess, it would be based on where the compiled
bytecode was actually found (wherever in foo.__path__ that may have
been). So __file__ would be the same regardless of whether or not the
source code was actually physically present or not. __compiled__ would
be set only if the code being executed was read from that file rather
than from __file__.

Cheers,
Nick.

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