[Python-Dev] Existence of pythonNN.zip in sys.path

[Paul Moore]

On 5 May 2014 22:32, Anthony Tuininga <anthony.tuininga at gmail.com> wrote:
> So my question is: can I safely make use of this "feature"? It has remained
> in place since at least Python 2.6 but I don't want to assume anything.
> Please advise! Thanks.

I believe this is a 100% supported feature of Python (since 2.6, as
you mention). Some of the zip import/run features have unfortunately
been underdocumented, and I suspect that this is simply one of those.

Paul