Re: PEP 420: Implicit Namespace Packages

On 04/19/2012 02:18 PM, Eric V. Smith wrote:
> This reflects (I hope!) the discussions at PyCon. My plan is to produce
> an implementation based on the importlib code, and then flush out pieces
> of the PEP.
>
> In particular, I want to make sure the PEP addresses the various
> objections that were raised, especially by Nick.

One clarity issue in the PEP:

"If the scan along the parent path completes without finding a module or 
package, then a namespace package is created."

This seems incomplete, and should say something like:

"If the scan along the parent path completes with finding a module or 
package, *but at least one directory was recorded,* then a namespace 
package is created."

The current wording seems to imply that any failed import would always 
cause the creation of a namespace package with an empty __path__, which 
I presume is not the intent.

Carl