[Python-Dev] Request for Pronouncement: PEP 441 - Improving Python ZIP Application Support

[Daniel Holth]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> Overall I like this and don't see any reason not to accept it, so +1. I do
> have a couple comments/questions on the module API, though.
>
> On Mon Feb 23 2015 at 12:45:28 PM Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>>
>> ``set_interpreter(archive, new_archive, interpreter=None)``
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Modifies the *archive*'s shebang line to contain the specified
>> interpreter, and writes the updated archive to *new_archive*.  If the
>> *interpreter* is ``None``, removes the shebang line.
>
>
> Should new_archive default to None to allow for in-place editing?
>
> -Brett

That would be cool but more work. Unless the length of the new shebang
is <= the old one, the zip file contents have to be moved out of the
way.