[Python-Dev] Request for Pronouncement: PEP 441 (original) (raw)

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

Paul Moore p.f.moore at gmail.com
Thu Feb 26 20:02:40 CET 2015

On 26 February 2015 at 17:28, Glenn Linderman <v+python at g.nevcal.com> wrote:

* The name of a directory, in which case a new application archive will be created from the content of that directory. * The name of an existing application archive file, in which case the file is copied to the target. The file name should include the .pyz extension, if required.

Or ".pyzw", I presume.

Yes.

* If it is an open file object, the archive will be written to that file object, which must be open for writing in bytes mode. * If the target is omitted (or None), the source must be a directory and the target will be a file with the same name as the source, with a .pyz extension added.

Hmm. So one must specify a target if one wants a .pyzw.

Correct. Generally I don't think pyzw will be used often, so I don't see that as a major problem. I'll add a clarifying note if the PEP needs another round of edits, but I'm inclined not to bother the PEP editors if this is all that needs changing.

The destination archive will have the specified name. The given name will be used as written, so should include the ".pyz" extension.

Or ".pyzw", I presume. You used funny quotes around extensions earlier, but not here.

Again yes. Normal quotes because this chunk is already in a literal block, so ... is redundant.

Paul

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