[Python-Dev] PEP 382: Namespace Packages

[Chris Withers]

andrew cooke wrote:
>> I now want to distribute large optional chunks separately, but ideally
>> so that the following will will work:
>>
>> from mortar.rbd import ...
>> from mortar.zodb import ...
>> from mortar.wsgi import ...

> i may be misunderstanding, but i think you can already do this.
> 
> in lepl i have code spread across many modules (equivalent to your
> mortar.rbd, i have lepl.matchers etc).  then in lepl/__init__.py i import
> those and define __this__ to export them into the lepl namespace.  so you
> can import either do:

Okay, but do you:

- distribute lepl.matchers in a seperate distribution to lepl?

- have actual code in the lepl package?

cheers,

Chris

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