Re: opening a file using a relative path from a subclass in a package

2005-12-07 Thread Fredrik Lundh
"spike grobstein" write: > I understand why it wasn't working and it makes sense based on the > structure of namespaces that python defines, however, I'm just > surprised that there isn't some kind of built-in facility for dealing > with these types of things. > > Module packages are a spectacular

Re: opening a file using a relative path from a subclass in a package

2005-12-07 Thread spike grobstein
I understand why it wasn't working and it makes sense based on the structure of namespaces that python defines, however, I'm just surprised that there isn't some kind of built-in facility for dealing with these types of things. Module packages are a spectacular idea, it is just kinda easy to get c

Re: opening a file using a relative path from a subclass in a package

2005-12-07 Thread Heiko Wundram
spike grobstein wrote: > so, since python supports module packages like it does, you'd think > that it would have ways of making add-on or extension modules to be > more self contained. Errm... You're not quite understanding what the problem is about. A class is just an object. A class object may

Re: opening a file using a relative path from a subclass in a package

2005-12-07 Thread spike grobstein
oh, wow. that works!!! thanks for the help! so, since python supports module packages like it does, you'd think that it would have ways of making add-on or extension modules to be more self contained. Thanks, again! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: opening a file using a relative path from a subclass in a package

2005-12-07 Thread Heiko Wundram
spike grobstein wrote: > I'd like the packages to define a file path for supporting files > (graphics, etc) that are stored inside the package. The problem is that > the superclass's definition (stored elsewhere) has all of the code for > actually opening the files, so when I use the > os.path.dirn

opening a file using a relative path from a subclass in a package

2005-12-07 Thread spike grobstein
So, I've got this project I'm working on where the app defines various classes that are subclassed by module packages that act like plugins... I'd like the packages to define a file path for supporting files (graphics, etc) that are stored inside the package. The problem is that the superclass's d