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:mod:`importlib` -- An implementation of :keyword:`import`
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.. module:: importlib
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:synopsis: An implementation of the import machinery.
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.. moduleauthor:: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org>
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.. sectionauthor:: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org>
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.. versionadded:: 3.1
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Introduction
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------------
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The purpose of the :mod:`importlib` package is two-fold. One is to provide an
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implementation of the :keyword:`import` statement (and thus, by extension, the
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:func:`__import__` function) in Python source code. This provides an
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implementation of :keyword:`import` which is portable to any Python
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interpreter. This also provides a reference implementation which is easier to
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comprehend than one implemented in a programming language other than Python.
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Two, the components to implement :keyword:`import` are exposed in this
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package, making it easier for users to create their own custom objects (known
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generically as an :term:`importer`) to participate in the import process.
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Details on custom importers can be found in :pep:`302`.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`import`
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The language reference for the :keyword:`import` statement.
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`Packages specification <http://www.python.org/doc/essays/packages.html>`__
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Original specification of packages. Some semantics have changed since
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the writing of this document (e.g. redirecting based on ``None``
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in :data:`sys.modules`).
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The :func:`.__import__` function
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The :keyword:`import` statement is syntactic sugar for this function.
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:pep:`235`
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Import on Case-Insensitive Platforms
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:pep:`263`
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Defining Python Source Code Encodings
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:pep:`302`
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New Import Hooks
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:pep:`328`
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Imports: Multi-Line and Absolute/Relative
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:pep:`366`
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Main module explicit relative imports
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:pep:`3120`
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Using UTF-8 as the Default Source Encoding
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:pep:`3147`
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PYC Repository Directories
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Functions
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---------
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.. function:: __import__(name, globals={}, locals={}, fromlist=list(), level=0)
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An implementation of the built-in :func:`__import__` function.
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.. function:: import_module(name, package=None)
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Import a module. The *name* argument specifies what module to
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import in absolute or relative terms
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(e.g. either ``pkg.mod`` or ``..mod``). If the name is
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specified in relative terms, then the *package* argument must be set to
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the name of the package which is to act as the anchor for resolving the
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package name (e.g. ``import_module('..mod', 'pkg.subpkg')`` will import
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``pkg.mod``).
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The :func:`import_module` function acts as a simplifying wrapper around
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:func:`importlib.__import__`. This means all semantics of the function are
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derived from :func:`importlib.__import__`, including requiring the package
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from which an import is occurring to have been previously imported
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(i.e., *package* must already be imported). The most important difference
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is that :func:`import_module` returns the most nested package or module
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that was imported (e.g. ``pkg.mod``), while :func:`__import__` returns the
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top-level package or module (e.g. ``pkg``).
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.. function:: invalidate_caches()
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Invalidate importlib's internal caches. Calling this function may be
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needed if some modules are installed while your program is running and
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you expect the program to notice the changes.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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:mod:`importlib.abc` -- Abstract base classes related to import
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---------------------------------------------------------------
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.. module:: importlib.abc
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:synopsis: Abstract base classes related to import
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The :mod:`importlib.abc` module contains all of the core abstract base classes
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used by :keyword:`import`. Some subclasses of the core abstract base classes
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are also provided to help in implementing the core ABCs.
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.. class:: Finder
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An abstract base class representing a :term:`finder`.
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See :pep:`302` for the exact definition for a finder.
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.. method:: find_module(fullname, path=None)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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module. If the :term:`finder` is found on :data:`sys.meta_path` and the
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module to be searched for is a subpackage or module then *path* will
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be the value of :attr:`__path__` from the parent package. If a loader
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cannot be found, ``None`` is returned.
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.. class:: Loader
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An abstract base class for a :term:`loader`.
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See :pep:`302` for the exact definition for a loader.
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.. method:: load_module(fullname)
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An abstract method for loading a module. If the module cannot be
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loaded, :exc:`ImportError` is raised, otherwise the loaded module is
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returned.
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If the requested module already exists in :data:`sys.modules`, that
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module should be used and reloaded.
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Otherwise the loader should create a new module and insert it into
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:data:`sys.modules` before any loading begins, to prevent recursion
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from the import. If the loader inserted a module and the load fails, it
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must be removed by the loader from :data:`sys.modules`; modules already
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in :data:`sys.modules` before the loader began execution should be left
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alone. The :func:`importlib.util.module_for_loader` decorator handles
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all of these details.
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The loader should set several attributes on the module.
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(Note that some of these attributes can change when a module is
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reloaded.)
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- :attr:`__name__`
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The name of the module.
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- :attr:`__file__`
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The path to where the module data is stored (not set for built-in
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modules).
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- :attr:`__path__`
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A list of strings specifying the search path within a
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package. This attribute is not set on modules.
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- :attr:`__package__`
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The parent package for the module/package. If the module is
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top-level then it has a value of the empty string. The
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:func:`importlib.util.set_package` decorator can handle the details
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for :attr:`__package__`.
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- :attr:`__loader__`
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The loader used to load the module.
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(This is not set by the built-in import machinery,
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but it should be set whenever a :term:`loader` is used.)
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.. class:: ResourceLoader
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An abstract base class for a :term:`loader` which implements the optional
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:pep:`302` protocol for loading arbitrary resources from the storage
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back-end.
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.. method:: get_data(path)
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An abstract method to return the bytes for the data located at *path*.
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Loaders that have a file-like storage back-end
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that allows storing arbitrary data
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can implement this abstract method to give direct access
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to the data stored. :exc:`IOError` is to be raised if the *path* cannot
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be found. The *path* is expected to be constructed using a module's
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:attr:`__file__` attribute or an item from a package's :attr:`__path__`.
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.. class:: InspectLoader
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An abstract base class for a :term:`loader` which implements the optional
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:pep:`302` protocol for loaders that inspect modules.
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.. method:: get_code(fullname)
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An abstract method to return the :class:`code` object for a module.
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``None`` is returned if the module does not have a code object
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(e.g. built-in module). :exc:`ImportError` is raised if loader cannot
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find the requested module.
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.. method:: get_source(fullname)
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An abstract method to return the source of a module. It is returned as
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a text string with universal newlines. Returns ``None`` if no
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source is available (e.g. a built-in module). Raises :exc:`ImportError`
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if the loader cannot find the module specified.
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.. method:: is_package(fullname)
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An abstract method to return a true value if the module is a package, a
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false value otherwise. :exc:`ImportError` is raised if the
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:term:`loader` cannot find the module.
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.. class:: ExecutionLoader
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An abstract base class which inherits from :class:`InspectLoader` that,
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when implemented, helps a module to be executed as a script. The ABC
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represents an optional :pep:`302` protocol.
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.. method:: get_filename(fullname)
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An abstract method that is to return the value of :attr:`__file__` for
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the specified module. If no path is available, :exc:`ImportError` is
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raised.
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If source code is available, then the method should return the path to
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the source file, regardless of whether a bytecode was used to load the
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module.
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.. class:: SourceLoader
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An abstract base class for implementing source (and optionally bytecode)
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file loading. The class inherits from both :class:`ResourceLoader` and
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:class:`ExecutionLoader`, requiring the implementation of:
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* :meth:`ResourceLoader.get_data`
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* :meth:`ExecutionLoader.get_filename`
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Should only return the path to the source file; sourceless
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loading is not supported.
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The abstract methods defined by this class are to add optional bytecode
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file support. Not implementing these optional methods causes the loader to
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only work with source code. Implementing the methods allows the loader to
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work with source *and* bytecode files; it does not allow for *sourceless*
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loading where only bytecode is provided. Bytecode files are an
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optimization to speed up loading by removing the parsing step of Python's
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compiler, and so no bytecode-specific API is exposed.
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.. method:: path_stats(self, path)
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Optional abstract method which returns a :class:`dict` containing
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metadata about the specifed path. Supported dictionary keys are:
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- ``'mtime'`` (mandatory): an integer or floating-point number
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representing the modification time of the source code;
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- ``'size'`` (optional): the size in bytes of the source code.
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Any other keys in the dictionary are ignored, to allow for future
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extensions.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. method:: path_mtime(self, path)
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Optional abstract method which returns the modification time for the
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specified path.
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.. deprecated:: 3.3
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This method is deprecated in favour of :meth:`path_stats`. You don't
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have to implement it, but it is still available for compatibility
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purposes.
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.. method:: set_data(self, path, data)
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Optional abstract method which writes the specified bytes to a file
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path. Any intermediate directories which do not exist are to be created
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automatically.
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When writing to the path fails because the path is read-only
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(:attr:`errno.EACCES`), do not propagate the exception.
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.. method:: get_code(self, fullname)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.get_code`.
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.. method:: load_module(self, fullname)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`Loader.load_module`.
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.. method:: get_source(self, fullname)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.get_source`.
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.. method:: is_package(self, fullname)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.is_package`. A module
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is determined to be a package if its file path is a file named
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``__init__`` when the file extension is removed.
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.. class:: PyLoader
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An abstract base class inheriting from
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:class:`ExecutionLoader` and
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:class:`ResourceLoader` designed to ease the loading of
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Python source modules (bytecode is not handled; see
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:class:`SourceLoader` for a source/bytecode ABC). A subclass
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implementing this ABC will only need to worry about exposing how the source
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code is stored; all other details for loading Python source code will be
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handled by the concrete implementations of key methods.
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.. deprecated:: 3.2
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This class has been deprecated in favor of :class:`SourceLoader` and is
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slated for removal in Python 3.4. See below for how to create a
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subclass that is compatible with Python 3.1 onwards.
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If compatibility with Python 3.1 is required, then use the following idiom
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to implement a subclass that will work with Python 3.1 onwards (make sure
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to implement :meth:`ExecutionLoader.get_filename`)::
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try:
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from importlib.abc import SourceLoader
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except ImportError:
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from importlib.abc import PyLoader as SourceLoader
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class CustomLoader(SourceLoader):
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def get_filename(self, fullname):
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"""Return the path to the source file."""
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# Implement ...
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def source_path(self, fullname):
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"""Implement source_path in terms of get_filename."""
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try:
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return self.get_filename(fullname)
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except ImportError:
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return None
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def is_package(self, fullname):
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"""Implement is_package by looking for an __init__ file
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name as returned by get_filename."""
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filename = os.path.basename(self.get_filename(fullname))
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return os.path.splitext(filename)[0] == '__init__'
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.. method:: source_path(fullname)
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An abstract method that returns the path to the source code for a
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module. Should return ``None`` if there is no source code.
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Raises :exc:`ImportError` if the loader knows it cannot handle the
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module.
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.. method:: get_filename(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of
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:meth:`importlib.abc.ExecutionLoader.get_filename` that
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relies on :meth:`source_path`. If :meth:`source_path` returns
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``None``, then :exc:`ImportError` is raised.
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.. method:: load_module(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module`
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that loads Python source code. All needed information comes from the
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abstract methods required by this ABC. The only pertinent assumption
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made by this method is that when loading a package
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:attr:`__path__` is set to ``[os.path.dirname(__file__)]``.
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.. method:: get_code(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of
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:meth:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_code` that creates code objects
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from Python source code, by requesting the source code (using
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:meth:`source_path` and :meth:`get_data`) and compiling it with the
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built-in :func:`compile` function.
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.. method:: get_source(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of
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:meth:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_source`. Uses
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:meth:`importlib.abc.ResourceLoader.get_data` and :meth:`source_path`
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to get the source code. It tries to guess the source encoding using
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:func:`tokenize.detect_encoding`.
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.. class:: PyPycLoader
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An abstract base class inheriting from :class:`PyLoader`.
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This ABC is meant to help in creating loaders that support both Python
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source and bytecode.
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.. deprecated:: 3.2
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This class has been deprecated in favor of :class:`SourceLoader` and to
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properly support :pep:`3147`. If compatibility is required with
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Python 3.1, implement both :class:`SourceLoader` and :class:`PyLoader`;
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instructions on how to do so are included in the documentation for
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:class:`PyLoader`. Do note that this solution will not support
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sourceless/bytecode-only loading; only source *and* bytecode loading.
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.. method:: source_mtime(fullname)
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An abstract method which returns the modification time for the source
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code of the specified module. The modification time should be an
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integer. If there is no source code, return ``None``. If the
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module cannot be found then :exc:`ImportError` is raised.
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.. method:: bytecode_path(fullname)
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An abstract method which returns the path to the bytecode for the
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specified module, if it exists. It returns ``None``
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if no bytecode exists (yet).
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Raises :exc:`ImportError` if the loader knows it cannot handle the
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module.
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.. method:: get_filename(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of
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:meth:`ExecutionLoader.get_filename` that relies on
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:meth:`PyLoader.source_path` and :meth:`bytecode_path`.
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If :meth:`source_path` returns a path, then that value is returned.
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Else if :meth:`bytecode_path` returns a path, that path will be
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returned. If a path is not available from both methods,
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:exc:`ImportError` is raised.
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.. method:: write_bytecode(fullname, bytecode)
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An abstract method which has the loader write *bytecode* for future
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use. If the bytecode is written, return ``True``. Return
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``False`` if the bytecode could not be written. This method
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should not be called if :data:`sys.dont_write_bytecode` is true.
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The *bytecode* argument should be a bytes string or bytes array.
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:mod:`importlib.machinery` -- Importers and path hooks
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------------------------------------------------------
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.. module:: importlib.machinery
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:synopsis: Importers and path hooks
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This module contains the various objects that help :keyword:`import`
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find and load modules.
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.. class:: BuiltinImporter
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An :term:`importer` for built-in modules. All known built-in modules are
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listed in :data:`sys.builtin_module_names`. This class implements the
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:class:`importlib.abc.Finder` and :class:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader`
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ABCs.
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Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
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instantiation.
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.. class:: FrozenImporter
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An :term:`importer` for frozen modules. This class implements the
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:class:`importlib.abc.Finder` and :class:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader`
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ABCs.
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Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
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instantiation.
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.. class:: PathFinder
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:term:`Finder` for :data:`sys.path`. This class implements the
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:class:`importlib.abc.Finder` ABC.
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This class does not perfectly mirror the semantics of :keyword:`import` in
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terms of :data:`sys.path`. No implicit path hooks are assumed for
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simplification of the class and its semantics.
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Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
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instantiation.
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.. classmethod:: find_module(fullname, path=None)
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Class method that attempts to find a :term:`loader` for the module
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specified by *fullname* on :data:`sys.path` or, if defined, on
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*path*. For each path entry that is searched,
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache` is checked. If an non-false object is
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found then it is used as the :term:`finder` to look for the module
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being searched for. If no entry is found in
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache`, then :data:`sys.path_hooks` is
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searched for a finder for the path entry and, if found, is stored in
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache` along with being queried about the
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module. If no finder is ever found then ``None`` is returned.
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:mod:`importlib.util` -- Utility code for importers
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---------------------------------------------------
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.. module:: importlib.util
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:synopsis: Importers and path hooks
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This module contains the various objects that help in the construction of
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an :term:`importer`.
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.. decorator:: module_for_loader
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A :term:`decorator` for a :term:`loader` method,
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to handle selecting the proper
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module object to load with. The decorated method is expected to have a call
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signature taking two positional arguments
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(e.g. ``load_module(self, module)``) for which the second argument
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will be the module **object** to be used by the loader.
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Note that the decorator
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will not work on static methods because of the assumption of two
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arguments.
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The decorated method will take in the **name** of the module to be loaded
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as expected for a :term:`loader`. If the module is not found in
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:data:`sys.modules` then a new one is constructed with its
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:attr:`__name__` attribute set. Otherwise the module found in
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:data:`sys.modules` will be passed into the method. If an
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exception is raised by the decorated method and a module was added to
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:data:`sys.modules` it will be removed to prevent a partially initialized
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module from being in left in :data:`sys.modules`. If the module was already
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in :data:`sys.modules` then it is left alone.
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Use of this decorator handles all the details of which module object a
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loader should initialize as specified by :pep:`302`.
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.. decorator:: set_loader
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A :term:`decorator` for a :term:`loader` method,
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to set the :attr:`__loader__`
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attribute on loaded modules. If the attribute is already set the decorator
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does nothing. It is assumed that the first positional argument to the
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wrapped method is what :attr:`__loader__` should be set to.
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.. decorator:: set_package
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A :term:`decorator` for a :term:`loader` to set the :attr:`__package__`
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attribute on the module returned by the loader. If :attr:`__package__` is
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set and has a value other than ``None`` it will not be changed.
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Note that the module returned by the loader is what has the attribute
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set on and not the module found in :data:`sys.modules`.
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Reliance on this decorator is discouraged when it is possible to set
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:attr:`__package__` before the execution of the code is possible. By
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setting it before the code for the module is executed it allows the
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attribute to be used at the global level of the module during
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initialization.
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