okay, so only when I have inside __init__.py
__all__ = ["core"] this works ?> from tom import * ?> help(core) but (in a brand new interpretor) ?> import tom ?> help(tom.core) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'core' got it. But ... ?> import numpy ?> help(numpy.core) this will work, even if core is a subpackage of numpy. and i don't have to explicitly import numpy.core. I must be missing something ... :-/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list