When the builder installs the package (setup.py install --single- version-externally-managed, and more specifically, setuptools' install_lib command), __init__.py files are skipped, because they would conflict if installed by multiple packages . Instead, setuptools' install_egg_info command installs a *-nspkg.pth file that ensures that the package exists -- if an __init__.py file exists, it is used, but if not, a module is added to sys.modules, so imports work anyway. Since all zope projects use setuptools, they don't need the __init__.py files.
I can add a virtual python-zope.app to some random package, because I can't think of the most important zope.app.* library like zope.interface is. But I would like to avoid depending on python-zope.app at all, that's why I filed this bug. -- 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 [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
