[Zope3-dev] __init__.py interfaces.py guidelines?

[Jim Fulton]

Dieter Maurer wrote:
> Jim Fulton wrote at 2005-11-21 09:43 -0500:
> 
>>...
>>A Python convention is that a leading underscore indicates privateness.
>>
>>
>>>- what about import paths inside a same package: relative or absolute?
>>>
>>>   from mypackage.interfaces import ISomeInterface
>>>or:
>>>   from interfaces import ISomeInterface
>>
>>Absolute always.  Until the Python import mechanism is fixed, *always*
>>use absolute imports.
> 
> 
> But, this will make refactoring (moving modules around in the package
> hierarchy) more difficult.

It only makes moving packages around harder.  If your package hierarchy
is deep enough that this matters, then I suggest that your package hierarchy
is too deep.


Jim

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