[Zope3-dev] directory hierarchy proposal

[holger krekel]

Jim Fulton wrote:
> Martijn Faassen wrote:
> > Jim Fulton wrote:
> > [snip]
> > 
> >>OK, I agree with that.  Now, ZODB must be a *namespace* package, according
> >>to my "namespace" vs "module" package distinction.
> >>
> > 
> > Hey Jim; good to see you made it back. I'm back in the Netherlands again
> > myself now.
> 
> I had a nice uneventful and comfortable pair of flights back, despite the date. ;)
> 
> 
> > What about the convention that namespace package __init__.py say something
> > like this:
> > 
> > # this is a namespace package, please keep  __init__.py empty of code
> > 
> > This way anybody tempted to add stuff to an __init__.py where they shouldn't
> > will be made aware immediately that they shouldn't do that.
> 
> This is a good idea, It will need to be modified slightly, since it will
> contain some boilerplate code to knit all directories of the same name on the
> Python path into a single logical module.

I am bit uneasy about implicitly collecting modules from several places into
one namespace package.  In which places would a namespace package look?  
How is this configured? 

    holger