[Python-Dev] Implementing PEP 382, Namespace Packages

[P.J. Eby]

At 09:24 AM 5/31/2010 +0200, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>Is this really how it works today? Shouldn't it abort here
>if there is an ImportError?

Oops.  You're right - I was confusing find_module with the path_hooks 
protoocol.


> >            else:
> >                # errors here should propagate
> >                module = loader.load_module(fullname)
> >                if not hasattr(module, '__path__'):
> >                    # found, but not a package
> >                    return module
> >
> >        pc = get_pth_contents(importer)
>
>Assuming we always get here with a loader, I'd rather call this
>on the loader.

We don't, unless the finder natively supports PEP 382.