En Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:35:37 -0300, Alan Isaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
> This is a simple question about actual practice. > I just want to know how you (yes you) are > approaching this problem. > > The problem: > What is the recommended packaging of > demo scripts or test scripts for a package > to be distributed to others to "play with". > (I.e., without "installing".) > > Example: > Suppose I have the package structure: > > package/ > __init__.py > subpackage1/ > __init__.py > moduleXX.py > subpackage2/ > __init__.py > moduleYY.py > > Important detail: > moduleXX uses a relative import to access moduleYY. I put test/demo/main scripts *outside* the package - that would be the directory containing "package" here. This way, "import package" works, and intra-package relative references work too. > The goal: > I have a script test.py that I want to > distribute with the package. This script will import > moduleXX to illustrate or test the module's use. > > Is it the case that this script cannot reasonably be > bundled with `package`? (I.e., within its directory > structure.) Yes, perhaps there is no reasonably/good/non-hackish way to bundle it inside "package". At least I don't know how to do that and also keep relative imports working at the same time, without playing with sys.path and such things. > Here is one hack, based on a suggestion of Alex Martelli > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2007-May/438250.html > and others. > - add a `scripts` subdirectory to `package` > - use path manipulation to find the directory holding `package` > - insert this directory in sys.path I use directly the parent directory (not a "scripts" subdirectory) because it is already in sys.path (being the current directory where the script resides). And I have only one or two such scripts, so it's not a big problem for me if they are not grouped in its own directory. > I do not want to assume the package will be installed: > a user should be able to play with it without installing it. What I suggest works in this case too. > This is a repeat question. The usual rule is, if you do not get an > answer, you > are asking the question in an unhelpful way. If my question is still > unclear, I > would appreciate any leads on how to clarify it. I read your previous post, but since I didn't feel that I had a "good" answer I didn't reply the first time. I were waiting for someone to enlighten me too on this topic... (Certainly rephrasing the question is a smart move - but most people aren't as smart as you and just keep posting the same thing over and over...) -- Gabriel Genellina -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
