importing packages from a zip file

[Peter Tillotson]

cheers Scott

should have been
from myZip.zip import base.branch1.myModule.py

and no it didn't work, anyone know a reason why this syntax is not
preferred ??

sorry posted the soln again, it works but feels nasty

Scott David Daniels wrote:
> Peter Tillotson wrote:
> 
>> ... With the file system
>>
>> base/
>> __init__.py
>>     branch1/
>>     __init__.py
>>     myModule.py
>>
>> At the same time its possible to store modules in a flat zip-file and
>> import modules with the following.
>>
>> 
> 
> 
> Does this work for you?  It gives me a syntax error.
> 
> Typically, put the zip file on the sys.path list, and import modules
> and packages inside it.  If you zip up the above structure, you can use:
> 
>     sys.path.insert(0, 'myZip.zip')
>     import base.branch1.myModule
> 
> --Scott David Daniels
> Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org