[Python-Dev] PEP 382 progress: import hooks

[Steve Holden]

On 7/23/2010 11:57 AM, Brett Cannon wrote:
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> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 19:19, P.J. Eby <pje at telecommunity.com
> <mailto:pje at telecommunity.com>> wrote:
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>     At 01:51 PM 7/22/2010 +0100, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
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>         At EuroPython, I sat down with Brett and we propose an approach
>         how namespace packages get along with import hooks. I reshuffled
>         the order in which things get done a little bit, and added a
>         section that elaborates on the hooks.
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>         Basically, a finder will need to support a find_path method,
>         return all .pth files, and a loader will need to support a
>         load_module_with_path method, to initialize __path__.
> 
>         Please comment if you think that this needs further changes;
> 
> 
>     I'm not certain I understand it precisely.  There seem to be some
>     ambiguities in the spec, e.g.:
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>     "If fullname is not found, is not a package, or does not have any
>     *.pth files, None must be returned."
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>     What does "is not a package" actually mean in that context?
> 
> 
> The module is a module but not a package.
>  
so s/is not a package/is a module rather than a package/ perhaps?

regards
 Steve
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