On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 10:05:49AM -0400, Phillip J. Eby wrote: > I don't see how this is remotely relevant to how Python works or how > people use (and have used) Python over the decades. Data files in > package directories is something I've seen in Python since, oh, 1997 or > so. If it were a mistake for Python, I think somebody would've noticed > by now.
Well, maybe someone just did notice! I don't see why you disagree so strongly with this as it is entirely in line with providing separate source tree locations for differents types of data which you are in favour of. Specifiying that this would be the recommended way and providing an API to deal with it doesn't mean you forbit the old way. You'd still be able to dig around with __file__. Even if any GNU/Linux packagers will try and convince upstreams not to do so. Regards Floris -- Debian GNU/Linux -- The Power of Freedom www.debian.org | www.gnu.org | www.kernel.org _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig