[Python-Dev] PEP 382: Namespace Packages

[Brett Cannon]

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 13:15, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

> > Note that there is no such thing as a "defining namespace package" --
> > namespace package contents are symmetrical peers.
>
> With the PEP, a "defining package" becomes possible - at most one
> portion can define an __init__.py.
>
> I know that the current mechanisms don't support it, and it might
> not be useful in general, but now there is a clean way of doing it,
> so I wouldn't exclude it. Distribution-wise, all distributions
> relying on the defining package would need to require (or
> install_require, or depend on) it.
>
> > The above are also true for using only a '*' in .pkg files -- in that
> > event there are no sys.path changes.  (Frankly, I'm doubtful that
> > anybody is using extend_path and .pkg files to begin with, so I'd be
> > fine with a proposal that instead used something like '.nsp' files that
> > didn't even need to be opened and read -- which would let the directory
> > scan stop at the first .nsp file found.
>
> That would work for me as well. Nobody at PyCon could remember where
> .pkg files came from.
>
> > I believe the PEP does this as well, IIUC.
>
> Correct.
>
> >> * It's possible to have a defining package dir and add-one package
> >> dirs.
> >
> > Also possible in the PEP, although the __init__.py must be in the first
> > such directory on sys.path.
>
> I should make it clear that this is not the case. I envision it to work
> this way: import zope
> - searches sys.path, until finding either a directory zope, or a file
>  zope.{py,pyc,pyd,...}
> - if it is a directory, it checks for .pkg files. If it finds any,
>  it processes them, extending __path__.
> - it *then* checks for __init__.py, taking the first hit anywhere
>  on __path__ (just like any module import would)


Just so people know how this __init__ search could be done such that
__path__ is set from the .pkg is to treat it as a reload (assuming .pkg
files can only be found off of sys.path).


-Brett


> - if no .pkg was found, nor an __init__.py, it proceeds with the next
>  sys.path item (skipping the directory entirely)
>
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