On 2008-09-06 23:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to figure out how to install this dbm.sqlite module I have > without overwriting the basic install. My thought was to create a dbm > package in site-packages then copy sqlite.py there. That doesn't work > though. Modifying dbm.__init__.py to include this does: > > import pkgutil > __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__) > > I'm wondering if all the core packages in 3.x should include the above in > their __init__.py files.
If all you want to do is get the module into the dbm package, why not make this explicit by requiring an import to install the extra module ?! import install_dbm_sqlite which then does: import sys, dbm import dbm_sqlite # Install dbm_sqlite into the dbm package sys.modules['dbm.sqlite'] = dbm_sqlite dbm.sqlite = dbm_sqlite Unlike pkgutil, this also works with ZIP files and frozen modules and makes the installation explicit and visible to the user reading your code. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Sep 09 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
