[Python-Dev] Generally boared by installation (Re: Setting project home path the best way)

[Kristján Valur Jónsson]

I'm intrigued.  I thought this was merely so that one could do
python -m mypackage.mysubpackage
Can you refer me to the rationale and discussion about this feature?

K

From: Nick Coghlan [mailto:ncoghlan at gmail.com]
Sent: 18. nóvember 2012 11:25
To: Kristján Valur Jónsson
Cc: Christian Tismer; python-dev at python.org
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Generally boared by installation (Re: Setting project home path the best way)

Easily bundling dependencies is a key principle behind the ability to execute directories and zipfiles that contain a top level __main__.py file that was added back in 2.6 (although the zipfile version doesn't play nicely with extension modules).

Cheers,
Nick.

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Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com<mailto:ncoghlan at gmail.com>   |   Brisbane, Australia
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