[Python-ideas] A new module loader

[Tim Delaney]

On 2 April 2015 at 14:33, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> > On 4/1/2015 5:45 PM, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
> >>
> >> You didn't open the archive, did you? ;)
> >
> >
> > .tar files are not Windows friendly
> > so I skipped it.
>
> 7-zip is Windows-friendly and tar-friendly. You could ask for a social
> introduction.
>

Unfortunately, 7-Zip does not support the PAX extended header (e.g. for
long filenames). I'm not sure about the oldgnu format off the top of my
head.

Fortunately, the MinGW tools do.

Tim Delaney
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