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Created on 2019-05-11 23:00 by musou1500, last changed 2020-01-20 09:14 by methane.
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| msg342228 - (view) | Author: musou1500 (musou1500) | Date: 2019-05-11 23:00 | |
"Modules" section in the tutorial says that https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html "The __init__.py files are required to make Python treat directories containing the file as packages. " But, thanks to PEP 420, __init__.py is not required after Python 3.3. https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/ |
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| msg342230 - (view) | Author: Steven D'Aprano (steven.daprano) *  |
Date: 2019-05-12 00:03 | |
In my experience, beginners have enough trouble getting packages right without complicating the tutorial with a rarely-used advanced feature like namespace packages. I don't think this needs more than perhaps a footnote, if that. |
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| msg342233 - (view) | Author: Ezio Melotti (ezio.melotti) * |
Date: 2019-05-12 01:30 | |
I agree that implicit namespace packages don't deserve more than a footnote in that page. However, since I often have to answer questions about packages, I'm thinking that perhaps it would be better to expand that page and maybe have a page dedicated to modules and one to packages, where PEP 420 and other common issues could be covered in more details. |
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| msg360304 - (view) | Author: Inada Naoki (methane) * |
Date: 2020-01-20 09:14 | |
I think it is just a noise for the tutorial readers. I created a post about misunderstanding of PEP 420. https://dev.to/methane/don-t-omit-init-py-3hga How about adding note in top of the PEP 420 instead? .. note:: Namespace packages are not regular packages. It is a feature for very special use case. Don't omit ``__init__.py`` in regular packages. |
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| Date | User | Action | Args |
| 2020-01-20 09:14:32 | methane | set | nosy:
+ methane messages: + msg360304 |
| 2019-05-12 01:30:23 | ezio.melotti | set | nosy:
+ ezio.melotti messages: + msg342233 |
| 2019-05-12 00:03:13 | steven.daprano | set | nosy:
+ steven.daprano messages: + msg342230 |
| 2019-05-11 23:00:01 | musou1500 | create | |