import a module from an archive ?

[vincent Salaun]

hi all,

i'd like to know if it's possible to import a module from an archive 
(zip, rar, tar, jar, ...)
I've tried using different formats but it still doesn't work .....

i make:
    >>>sys.path.append('d:/myModules.zip')
    >>>import aModuleFromTheArchive

is there a way to do that ?
the problem is that i've embed a python interpreter in our java app and 
our scripts need some standard modules from python and jython but the 2 
'Lib' directories of python and jython are a bit heavy : 8Mb ....

thx,
vince