[Pythonmac-SIG] How do you find the app that matches a creator type

[Bob Ippolito]

On Jan 31, 2005, at 15:06, has wrote:

> Read Roberts wrote:
>
>> Using the package pointed to by Bob Ippolito, I
>> find I cannot use the import statement suggested
>> by has  hengist, although it may work with the
>> package that he points to.
>
> My version exported everything from package's main namespace, allowing 
> one to write:
>
>     import LaunchServices # imports LaunchServices' functions and 
> constants
>
> but it looks like the official LaunchServices package requires one to 
> import its sub-modules directly:
>
>     import LaunchServices.Launch # imports LaunchServices' functions
>     import LaunchServices.LaunchServices # imports LaunchServices' 
> constants
>
> Not sure what the logic behind this is: it's less convenient for the 
> user, but OTOH there may be a good reason for it. Maybe Jack or Bob 
> can enlighten?

It's how gensuitemodule does things...  My package uses the sources 
from Python 2.4 unmodified.

-bob