[Python-Dev] Dropping init.py requirement for subpackages (original) (raw)

Phillip J. Eby pje at telecommunity.com
Wed Apr 26 23:05:06 CEST 2006

At 01:49 PM 4/26/2006 -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:

OK, forget it. I'll face the pitchforks.

I'm disappointed though -- it sounds like we can never change anything about Python any more because it will upset the oldtimers.

I know exactly how you feel. :)

But there's always Python 3.0, and if we're refactoring the import machinery there, we can do this the right way, not just the "right now" way. ;) IMO, if Py3K does this, it can and should be inclusive of top-level packages and assemble path using all the sys.path entries. If we're going to break it, let's break it all the way. :)

I'm still really curious why the importer solution (especially if tucked away in a Google-defined sitecustomize) won't work, though.

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