paul moore vlasdutgmailcom 17032008 phillip j eby wrote leaves mal whose objections pep 365 centered api said 1 concepts added stdlib 1 adding module current state among concerns wanted pkg_resources split pkgutil new egglib module dont problem principle pkg_resources module reconstituted merged api practical problems approach trying split namespace package support two theoreticallyunrelated modules would personally like see separation one authors pep 302 well documentation implementation interest strengthening standard librarys support transparent use pep 302 importers end would like see functions pkg_resourcesresource_string standardised covers pkgutil aspect pkg_resources egglib side things controversy lies imho somewhat unfocussed dislike eggs largely lack package management tool handle live without doesnt bother others use thing really really bothers controversy yes eggs hampering adoption pkgutil side pkg_resources theres strong 1 split pkg_resources additions existing pkgutil module independent egglib say practical problems ok could discussion resolve issues come could split initially 3 parts pkgutil eg resource_string egglib difficult would something concrete discuss resolve paul _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 121641 0000 pythondev pep 365 adding pkg_resources module