It was used for package support and is no longer needed from Python 1.5. http://legacy.python.org/doc/essays/packages.html
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Roel Schroeven <r...@roelschroeven.net> wrote: > I'm having a look at py-iso8211 from > https://sourceforge.net/projects/py-iso8211/ to see if I can get it to work > without too much work. It uses a module 'ni', for example in __init__.py: > > > """ > ... > """ > > # Make the above more easily available - if you do: > # > # import ni > # ni.ni() # (currently needed (in Python 1.3) to start "ni" up) > # import iso8211 > # print iso8211.Intro > # > # then you should get the sensible result... > > Intro = __doc__ > > > Is it something that was needed in very old Python versions to get access to > the docstring? > > -- > The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge > faster than society gathers wisdom. > -- Isaac Asimov > > Roel Schroeven > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
