That comment is pretty old :) The use of virtual namespace packages in Debian turned it into a reasonably elegant solution.
For the patch to be committed, we'll need more proof that not having the __init__.py for a namespace package works properly and doesn't make us vulnerable to setuptools/distribute vagaries and weird setups. Honestly, I'd rather play it safe and depend on the good-old-fashioned python import with the __init__.py. It is surprising that importing without the __init__.py worked at all. You made a comment about requiring extra packages. I presume you mean packages like python-zope? We resolved that in debian by using a "Virtual" package. The __init__.py file is shipped in python- zope.interface which "Provides:" python-zope. see: http://packages.debian.org/sid/python-zope You can use diversions (dpkg-divert) in case you need multiple packages to provide the virtual namespace package. -- Do not add namespace packages to depends https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
