[Python-Dev] New and Improved Import Hooks
David Ascher
DavidA@ActiveState.com
Wed, 04 Dec 2002 15:49:34 -0800
Samuele Pedroni wrote:
> I would it support this kind of code:
>
> sys.path = L
> L.append(...) ?
Sure -- sys.path wouldn't be a "real" list object, just one that behaved as one.
Just:
> How is this different (besides being more complex <wink>) from making
> import hooks string subclasses?
It doesn't require the import hook to be a string subclass, which you said was
hard to do if the import hook is to be written in C. If making it easy to
write a C import hook isn't a requirement anymore, let me know!
--david