> When Python's import machinery is initialized, the oldlib package is > imported. Inside oldlib there is a class called ``OldStdlibLoader``. > This class implements the PEP 302 interface and is automatically > instantiated, with zero arguments. The constructor reads all the > ``.mv`` files from the oldlib package directory, automatically > registering all the remappings found in those ``.mv`` files. This is > how the Python 2.x standard library is remapped.
Will not reading all those .mv files add a lot of overhead? Disk seeks is not cheap. -- mvh Björn _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com