I'm intrigued. I thought this was merely so that one could do python -m mypackage.mysubpackage Can you refer me to the rationale and discussion about this feature?
K From: Nick Coghlan [mailto:ncogh...@gmail.com] Sent: 18. nóvember 2012 11:25 To: Kristján Valur Jónsson Cc: Christian Tismer; python-dev@python.org Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Generally boared by installation (Re: Setting project home path the best way) Easily bundling dependencies is a key principle behind the ability to execute directories and zipfiles that contain a top level __main__.py file that was added back in 2.6 (although the zipfile version doesn't play nicely with extension modules). Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com<mailto:ncogh...@gmail.com> | Brisbane, Australia
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