zooko kakltzookocom folks simple proposal make standard python import mechanism notice eggs pythonpath insert location syspath eliminates 1 problem eggs dont easily work installing places sitepackages allow installed system take precedence nonegg packages even explicitly put packages earlier pythonpath latter behavior disagreeable prorgammers also preserves value eggs many use cases backwardcompatible current use cases rely eggs likely forwardcompatible new schemes currently cooked deployed future regards zooko _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 164810 0700 pythondev easily consume parts eggs good