On 19/03/2008, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm currently working on an addition to pkgutil to provide this type > > of function. I'm considering going a little further (adding functions > > to get a file-like object, test for existence, and list available > > resources, modelled on the pkg_resources functions - but these extra > > ones are not supported by the loader protocol, so I'm undecided as to > > whether it's worth it, I'll see how complex the code gets). > > I'd only do what __loader__ offers. People can always wrap a StringIO around > it. > > > Once I have a patch, I'll post it to the tracker. What's the best > > approach? Code a patch for 3.0 and backport, or code for 2.6 and let > > the merging process do its stuff? > > Code for 2.6, let the merge do its thing.
I've had a patch in http://bugs.python.org/issue2439 for a few weeks now. It just adds a get_data function, on the basis that that's all the loader API offers. I think it's complete - Phillip Eby helped thrash out a couple of problems. Is there anything I can do to get it applied, or should I just leave it now for someone to decide if they care enough? (As it's a library change, I don't know to what extent the "no API changes after the next alpha" rule will apply). Paul. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
