[Python-Dev] Question on imports and packages

[Guido van Rossum]

If you are importing the code, the __module__ attribute on each class
should tell you where it is actually defined (as opposed to where you
imported it from). Then sys.modules gives you the module object which
has a __file__ attribute, etc.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Raymond Hettinger
<raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> Brett,  Does the import mechanism for importing packages preserve enough information to be able to figure-out where all the components are defined?  I'm wondering if it is possible for the class browser to be built-out to scan/navigate class structure across a module that has been split into a package.

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