On 23/08/07, Brett Cannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When you read PEP 302 and the section on the optional extensions, it > mentions that they "are highly recommended for general purpose > importers". But then the PEP says very shortly thereafter that > "loader objects" are to have the extensions. > > So which is it, importers or loaders?
Loaders. "general purpose importers" was sloppy terminology, meant to mean "general purpose things that implement the new importing protocol, as specified here". Loaders are what implement the extensions, as made clear by the examples. Apologies for the sloppy wording in the PEP. Paul. _______________________________________________ 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
