Helper selection and namespaces

[Scott Kitterman]

>From the discussion in Bug #662965:

> > ...packages sharing the same namespace must use the same helper.
> 
> They can use different helpers if the package that is earlier in
> sys.path uses this trick:
> 
> http://docs.python.org/library/pkgutil.html#pkgutil.extend_path

The multiple helper path issue should be documented somewhere authoritative.  
The current Python policy is silent on the topic.  I'd like suggestions on 
where/how to document the situation.

Scott K

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Re: Helper selection and namespaces

[David Paleino]

On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:32:25 -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote:

> >From the discussion in Bug #662965:
> 
> > > ...packages sharing the same namespace must use the same helper.
> > 
> > They can use different helpers if the package that is earlier in
> > sys.path uses this trick:
> > 
> > http://docs.python.org/library/pkgutil.html#pkgutil.extend_path
> 
> The multiple helper path issue should be documented somewhere authoritative.  
> The current Python policy is silent on the topic.  I'd like suggestions on 
> where/how to document the situation.

Thank you Scott for raising the discussion.

For the moment being, I added a note in the "Transition to dh_python2" wiki
page. But I do agree that something more authoritative is needed.

David

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