On 22 Feb 2007 04:53:02 -0800, Flavio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >Nowadays the addition of functionality to programs by means of >plugins is very frequent. > >I want to know the opinions of experienced Python developers about the >best practices when it comes to developing a plugin system for a >Python package. > >Should plugins be modules in a separate package? >Should there be a registry of available plugins? how would such a >registry be implemented? etc. > >thanks, >
Best practice may be to not develop a new plugin system. There are quite a few available already. Most likely, at least one of them is suitable for your application. Here are a couple starting points: http://twistedmatrix.com/projects/core/documentation/howto/plugin.html http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools#dynamic-discovery-of-services-and-plugins Jean-Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
