[Python-Dev] PEP 420 - dynamic path computation is missing rationale

[PJ Eby]

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:

> If I understand the proposal correctly, this would be a change in
> NamespaceLoader in how it sets __path__ and in no way affect any other code
> since __import__() just grabs the object on __path__ and passes as an
> argument to the meta path finders which just iterate over the object, so I
> have no objections to it.


That's not *quite* the proposal (but almost).  The change would also mean
that __import__() instead passes a ModulePath (aka Nick's LazyIterable)
instance to the meta path finders, which just iterate over it.  But other
than that, yes.
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