[Python-Dev] Dropping __init__.py requirement for subpackages

Benji York benji at benjiyork.com
Wed Apr 26 19:33:24 CEST 2006


Guido van Rossum wrote:
> So I have a very simple proposal: keep the __init__.py requirement for
> top-level pacakages, but drop it for subpackages.

So this would mean that current non-package subdirectories in a package 
(that contain things like data files or configuration info) would become 
packages with no modules in them?

sharpening-my-farm-implements-ly y'rs,
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Benji York


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