On Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:42:19 -0700 Ethan Smith <et...@ethanhs.me> wrote: > Stub Only Packages > '''''''''''''''''' > > For package maintainers wishing to ship stub files containing all of their > type information, it is prefered that the ``*.pyi`` stubs are alongside the > corresponding ``*.py`` files. However, the stubs may be put in a sub-folder > of the Python sources, with the same name the ``*.py`` files are in. For > example, the ``flyingcircus`` package would have its stubs in the folder > ``flyingcircus/flyingcircus/``. This path is chosen so that if stubs are > not found in ``flyingcircus/`` the type checker may treat the subdirectory as > a normal package. The normal resolution order of checking ``*.pyi`` before > ``*.py`` will be maintained.
I am not sure I understand the rationale for this. What would be the problem with looking for the stubs in a directory named, e.g; "flyingcircus/__typing__"? Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
