Comments on: Customizing the Python Import System http://blog.dowski.com/2008/07/31/customizing-the-python-import-system/ Unfortunately, Christian had a Thwart, and the Magpie stayed in play. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: christian http://blog.dowski.com/2008/07/31/customizing-the-python-import-system/comment-page-1/#comment-112101 christian Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:10:45 +0000 http://blog.dowski.com/?p=237#comment-112101 Matt - yeah, that does sound like a possibility. Definitely a cool one, but you're probably right that it's not a *good* one (just like mine above isn't even a *good* one). :-) Matt - yeah, that does sound like a possibility. Definitely a cool one, but you’re probably right that it’s not a *good* one (just like mine above isn’t even a *good* one). :-)

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://blog.dowski.com/2008/07/31/customizing-the-python-import-system/comment-page-1/#comment-112100 Matt Wilson Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:45:14 +0000 http://blog.dowski.com/?p=237#comment-112100 Your example does a good job of showing how you can really do just about anything in your customization. It might not be a very good idea, but I bet it would be possible to integrate import with setuptools. So, from blahdiblah import xxx might look locally first, then go over to the cheese shop and grab it. Like I said, maybe that's not a *good* idea, but it does show off the power of tweaking __import__. Thanks for writing this up! Your example does a good job of showing how you can really do just about anything in your customization.

It might not be a very good idea, but I bet it would be possible to integrate import with setuptools.

So, from blahdiblah import xxx might look locally first, then go over to the cheese shop and grab it.

Like I said, maybe that’s not a *good* idea, but it does show off the power of tweaking __import__.

Thanks for writing this up!

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