namespaces in python

[Alex Martelli]

Jeff Davis wrote:

> Is there a way to put functions and variables in a different namespace
> without putting it in a seperate file or instantiating a new object? Is

Yes, class scope being an example.

> there a way to have static methods that don't require instantiating the
> object first?

class Namespace(object):
    def afunction(): print 'here'
    afunction = staticmethod(afunction)

Namespace.afunction()

> I just want a clean way to divide up my modules a bit without cluttering
> up the filesystem (or requiring seperate i/o operations to fetch several
> files).

"import-from-zipfile" is another interesting possibility, but it's
not part of standard Python right now -- still, you can install it,
see e.g. http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/iu.html


Alex