[Python-Dev] PEP 382: Namespace Packages

[andrew cooke]

andrew cooke wrote:
> Chris Withers wrote:
>> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>> I propose the following PEP for inclusion to Python 3.1.
>>> Please comment.
>>
>> Would this support the following case:
>>
>> I have a package called mortar, which defines useful stuff:
>>
>> from mortar import content, ...
>>
>> I now want to distribute large optional chunks separately, but ideally
>> so that the following will will work:
[...]
>
> i may be misunderstanding, but i think you can already do this.

ah, sorry, i think i was misunderstanding.  you mean within the mechanism
provided by this new pep (which i also don't understand....)

andrew