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:mod:`!importlib` --- The implementation of :keyword:`!import`
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.. module:: importlib
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:synopsis: The 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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**Source code:** :source:`Lib/importlib/__init__.py`
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--------------
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Introduction
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------------
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The purpose of the :mod:`importlib` package is three-fold.
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One is to provide the
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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 an 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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Three, the package contains modules exposing additional functionality for
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managing aspects of Python packages:
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* :mod:`importlib.metadata` presents access to metadata from third-party
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distributions.
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* :mod:`importlib.resources` provides routines for accessing non-code
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"resources" from Python packages.
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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 <https://www.python.org/doc/essays/packages/>`__
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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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:ref:`sys-path-init`
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The initialization of :data:`sys.path`.
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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:`420`
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Implicit namespace packages
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:pep:`451`
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A ModuleSpec Type for the Import System
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:pep:`488`
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Elimination of PYO files
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:pep:`489`
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Multi-phase extension module initialization
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:pep:`552`
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Deterministic pycs
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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=None, locals=None, fromlist=(), level=0)
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An implementation of the built-in :func:`__import__` function.
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.. note::
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Programmatic importing of modules should use :func:`import_module`
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instead of this 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__`. The most important difference
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between these two functions is that :func:`import_module` returns the
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specified package or module (e.g. ``pkg.mod``), while :func:`__import__`
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returns the top-level package or module (e.g. ``pkg``).
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If you are dynamically importing a module that was created since the
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interpreter began execution (e.g., created a Python source file), you may
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need to call :func:`invalidate_caches` in order for the new module to be
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noticed by the import system.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
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Parent packages are automatically imported.
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.. function:: find_loader(name, path=None)
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Find the loader for a module, optionally within the specified *path*. If the
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module is in :attr:`sys.modules`, then ``sys.modules[name].__loader__`` is
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returned (unless the loader would be ``None`` or is not set, in which case
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:exc:`ValueError` is raised). Otherwise a search using :attr:`sys.meta_path`
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is done. ``None`` is returned if no loader is found.
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A dotted name does not have its parents implicitly imported as that requires
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loading them and that may not be desired. To properly import a submodule you
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will need to import all parent packages of the submodule and use the correct
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argument to *path*.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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If ``__loader__`` is not set, raise :exc:`ValueError`, just like when the
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attribute is set to ``None``.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :func:`importlib.util.find_spec` instead.
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.. function:: invalidate_caches()
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Invalidate the internal caches of finders stored at
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:data:`sys.meta_path`. If a finder implements ``invalidate_caches()`` then it
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will be called to perform the invalidation. This function should be called
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if any modules are created/installed while your program is running to
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guarantee all finders will notice the new module's existence.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. versionchanged:: 3.10
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Namespace packages created/installed in a different :data:`sys.path`
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location after the same namespace was already imported are noticed.
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.. function:: reload(module)
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Reload a previously imported *module*. The argument must be a module object,
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so it must have been successfully imported before. This is useful if you
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have edited the module source file using an external editor and want to try
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out the new version without leaving the Python interpreter. The return value
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is the module object (which can be different if re-importing causes a
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different object to be placed in :data:`sys.modules`).
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When :func:`reload` is executed:
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* Python module's code is recompiled and the module-level code re-executed,
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defining a new set of objects which are bound to names in the module's
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dictionary by reusing the :term:`loader` which originally loaded the
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module. The ``init`` function of extension modules is not called a second
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time.
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* As with all other objects in Python the old objects are only reclaimed
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after their reference counts drop to zero.
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* The names in the module namespace are updated to point to any new or
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changed objects.
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* Other references to the old objects (such as names external to the module) are
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not rebound to refer to the new objects and must be updated in each namespace
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where they occur if that is desired.
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There are a number of other caveats:
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When a module is reloaded, its dictionary (containing the module's global
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variables) is retained. Redefinitions of names will override the old
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definitions, so this is generally not a problem. If the new version of a
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module does not define a name that was defined by the old version, the old
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definition remains. This feature can be used to the module's advantage if it
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maintains a global table or cache of objects --- with a :keyword:`try`
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statement it can test for the table's presence and skip its initialization if
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desired::
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try:
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cache
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except NameError:
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cache = {}
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It is generally not very useful to reload built-in or dynamically loaded
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modules. Reloading :mod:`sys`, :mod:`__main__`, :mod:`builtins` and other
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key modules is not recommended. In many cases extension modules are not
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designed to be initialized more than once, and may fail in arbitrary ways
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when reloaded.
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If a module imports objects from another module using :keyword:`from` ...
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:keyword:`import` ..., calling :func:`reload` for the other module does not
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redefine the objects imported from it --- one way around this is to
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re-execute the :keyword:`!from` statement, another is to use :keyword:`!import`
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and qualified names (*module.name*) instead.
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If a module instantiates instances of a class, reloading the module that
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defines the class does not affect the method definitions of the instances ---
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they continue to use the old class definition. The same is true for derived
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classes.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. versionchanged:: 3.7
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:exc:`ModuleNotFoundError` is raised when the module being reloaded lacks
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a :class:`~importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec`.
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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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**Source code:** :source:`Lib/importlib/abc.py`
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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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ABC hierarchy::
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object
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+-- Finder (deprecated)
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+-- MetaPathFinder
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+-- PathEntryFinder
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+-- Loader
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+-- ResourceLoader --------+
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+-- InspectLoader |
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+-- ExecutionLoader --+
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+-- FileLoader
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+-- SourceLoader
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.. class:: Finder
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An abstract base class representing a :term:`finder`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.3
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Use :class:`MetaPathFinder` or :class:`PathEntryFinder` instead.
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.. abstractmethod:: 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. Originally specified in :pep:`302`, this method was meant
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for use in :data:`sys.meta_path` and in the path-based import subsystem.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Returns ``None`` when called instead of raising
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:exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.10
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Implement :meth:`MetaPathFinder.find_spec` or
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:meth:`PathEntryFinder.find_spec` instead.
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.. class:: MetaPathFinder
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An abstract base class representing a :term:`meta path finder`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. versionchanged:: 3.10
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No longer a subclass of :class:`Finder`.
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.. method:: find_spec(fullname, path, target=None)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`spec <module spec>` for
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the specified module. If this is a top-level import, *path* will
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be ``None``. Otherwise, this is a search for a subpackage or
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module and *path* will be the value of :attr:`__path__` from the
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parent package. If a spec cannot be found, ``None`` is returned.
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When passed in, ``target`` is a module object that the finder may
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use to make a more educated guess about what spec to return.
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:func:`importlib.util.spec_from_loader` may be useful for implementing
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concrete ``MetaPathFinders``.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: find_module(fullname, path)
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A legacy method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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module. If this is a top-level import, *path* will be ``None``.
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Otherwise, this is a search for a subpackage or module and *path*
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will be the value of :attr:`__path__` from the parent
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package. If a loader cannot be found, ``None`` is returned.
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If :meth:`find_spec` is defined, backwards-compatible functionality is
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provided.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Returns ``None`` when called instead of raising
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:exc:`NotImplementedError`. Can use :meth:`find_spec` to provide
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functionality.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. method:: invalidate_caches()
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An optional method which, when called, should invalidate any internal
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cache used by the finder. Used by :func:`importlib.invalidate_caches`
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when invalidating the caches of all finders on :data:`sys.meta_path`.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Returns ``None`` when called instead of ``NotImplemented``.
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.. class:: PathEntryFinder
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An abstract base class representing a :term:`path entry finder`. Though
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it bears some similarities to :class:`MetaPathFinder`, ``PathEntryFinder``
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is meant for use only within the path-based import subsystem provided
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by :class:`importlib.machinery.PathFinder`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. versionchanged:: 3.10
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No longer a subclass of :class:`Finder`.
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.. method:: find_spec(fullname, target=None)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`spec <module spec>` for
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the specified module. The finder will search for the module only
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within the :term:`path entry` to which it is assigned. If a spec
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cannot be found, ``None`` is returned. When passed in, ``target``
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is a module object that the finder may use to make a more educated
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guess about what spec to return. :func:`importlib.util.spec_from_loader`
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may be useful for implementing concrete ``PathEntryFinders``.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: find_loader(fullname)
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A legacy method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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module. Returns a 2-tuple of ``(loader, portion)`` where ``portion``
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is a sequence of file system locations contributing to part of a namespace
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package. The loader may be ``None`` while specifying ``portion`` to
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signify the contribution of the file system locations to a namespace
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package. An empty list can be used for ``portion`` to signify the loader
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is not part of a namespace package. If ``loader`` is ``None`` and
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``portion`` is the empty list then no loader or location for a namespace
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package were found (i.e. failure to find anything for the module).
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If :meth:`find_spec` is defined then backwards-compatible functionality is
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provided.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Returns ``(None, [])`` instead of raising :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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Uses :meth:`find_spec` when available to provide functionality.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. method:: find_module(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of :meth:`Finder.find_module` which is
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equivalent to ``self.find_loader(fullname)[0]``.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. method:: invalidate_caches()
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An optional method which, when called, should invalidate any internal
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cache used by the finder. Used by
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:meth:`importlib.machinery.PathFinder.invalidate_caches`
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when invalidating the caches of all cached finders.
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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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Loaders that wish to support resource reading should implement a
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:meth:`get_resource_reader` method as specified by
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:class:`importlib.abc.ResourceReader`.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.7
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Introduced the optional :meth:`get_resource_reader` method.
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.. method:: create_module(spec)
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A method that returns the module object to use when
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importing a module. This method may return ``None``,
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indicating that default module creation semantics should take place.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
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Starting in Python 3.6, this method will not be optional when
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:meth:`exec_module` is defined.
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.. method:: exec_module(module)
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An abstract method that executes the module in its own namespace
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when a module is imported or reloaded. The module should already
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be initialized when :meth:`exec_module` is called. When this method exists,
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:meth:`create_module` must be defined.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. versionchanged:: 3.6
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:meth:`create_module` must also be defined.
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.. method:: load_module(fullname)
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A legacy 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 (see :func:`importlib.util.module_for_loader`).
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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 module's fully-qualified name.
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It is ``'__main__'`` for an executed module.
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- :attr:`__file__`
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The location the :term:`loader` used to load the module.
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For example, for modules loaded from a .py file this is the filename.
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It is not set on all modules (e.g. built-in modules).
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- :attr:`__cached__`
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The filename of a compiled version of the module's code.
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It is not set on all modules (e.g. built-in modules).
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- :attr:`__path__`
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The list of locations where the package's submodules will be found.
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Most of the time this is a single directory.
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The import system passes this attribute to ``__import__()`` and to finders
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in the same way as :attr:`sys.path` but just for the package.
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It is not set on non-package modules so it can be used
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as an indicator that the module is a package.
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- :attr:`__package__`
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The fully-qualified name of the package the module is in (or the
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empty string for a top-level module).
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If the module is a package then this is the same as :attr:`__name__`.
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- :attr:`__loader__`
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The :term:`loader` used to load the module.
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When :meth:`exec_module` is available then backwards-compatible
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functionality is provided.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Raise :exc:`ImportError` when called instead of
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:exc:`NotImplementedError`. Functionality provided when
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:meth:`exec_module` is available.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The recommended API for loading a module is :meth:`exec_module`
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(and :meth:`create_module`). Loaders should implement it instead of
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:meth:`load_module`. The import machinery takes care of all the
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other responsibilities of :meth:`load_module` when
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:meth:`exec_module` is implemented.
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.. method:: module_repr(module)
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A legacy method which when implemented calculates and returns the given
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module's representation, as a string. The module type's default
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:meth:`__repr__` will use the result of this method as appropriate.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Made optional instead of an abstractmethod.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The import machinery now takes care of this automatically.
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.. include:: importlib.resources.abc.rst
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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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**Source code:** :source:`Lib/importlib/machinery.py`
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--------------
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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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.. attribute:: SOURCE_SUFFIXES
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|
|
A list of strings representing the recognized file suffixes for source
|
|
modules.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. attribute:: DEBUG_BYTECODE_SUFFIXES
|
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|
|
A list of strings representing the file suffixes for non-optimized bytecode
|
|
modules.
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|
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
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|
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.. deprecated:: 3.5
|
|
Use :attr:`BYTECODE_SUFFIXES` instead.
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|
|
.. attribute:: OPTIMIZED_BYTECODE_SUFFIXES
|
|
|
|
A list of strings representing the file suffixes for optimized bytecode
|
|
modules.
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|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
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|
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.. deprecated:: 3.5
|
|
Use :attr:`BYTECODE_SUFFIXES` instead.
|
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|
.. attribute:: BYTECODE_SUFFIXES
|
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|
|
A list of strings representing the recognized file suffixes for bytecode
|
|
modules (including the leading dot).
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|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
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|
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
|
|
The value is no longer dependent on ``__debug__``.
|
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|
|
.. attribute:: EXTENSION_SUFFIXES
|
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|
|
A list of strings representing the recognized file suffixes for
|
|
extension modules.
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|
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
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|
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.. function:: all_suffixes()
|
|
|
|
Returns a combined list of strings representing all file suffixes for
|
|
modules recognized by the standard import machinery. This is a
|
|
helper for code which simply needs to know if a filesystem path
|
|
potentially refers to a module without needing any details on the kind
|
|
of module (for example, :func:`inspect.getmodulename`).
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|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
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.. class:: BuiltinImporter
|
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|
|
An :term:`importer` for built-in modules. All known built-in modules are
|
|
listed in :data:`sys.builtin_module_names`. This class implements the
|
|
:class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` and
|
|
:class:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader` ABCs.
|
|
|
|
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
|
|
instantiation.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
|
|
As part of :pep:`489`, the builtin importer now implements
|
|
:meth:`Loader.create_module` and :meth:`Loader.exec_module`
|
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|
|
.. class:: FrozenImporter
|
|
|
|
An :term:`importer` for frozen modules. This class implements the
|
|
:class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` and
|
|
:class:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader` ABCs.
|
|
|
|
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
|
|
instantiation.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
|
|
Gained :meth:`~Loader.create_module` and :meth:`~Loader.exec_module`
|
|
methods.
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|
|
.. class:: WindowsRegistryFinder
|
|
|
|
:term:`Finder <finder>` for modules declared in the Windows registry. This class
|
|
implements the :class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` ABC.
|
|
|
|
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
|
|
instantiation.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.6
|
|
Use :mod:`site` configuration instead. Future versions of Python may
|
|
not enable this finder by default.
|
|
|
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|
|
.. class:: PathFinder
|
|
|
|
A :term:`Finder <finder>` for :data:`sys.path` and package ``__path__`` attributes.
|
|
This class implements the :class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` ABC.
|
|
|
|
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
|
|
instantiation.
|
|
|
|
.. classmethod:: find_spec(fullname, path=None, target=None)
|
|
|
|
Class method that attempts to find a :term:`spec <module spec>`
|
|
for the module specified by *fullname* on :data:`sys.path` or, if
|
|
defined, on *path*. For each path entry that is searched,
|
|
:data:`sys.path_importer_cache` is checked. If a non-false object
|
|
is found then it is used as the :term:`path entry finder` to look
|
|
for the module being searched for. If no entry is found in
|
|
:data:`sys.path_importer_cache`, then :data:`sys.path_hooks` is
|
|
searched for a finder for the path entry and, if found, is stored
|
|
in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` along with being queried about
|
|
the module. If no finder is ever found then ``None`` is both
|
|
stored in the cache and returned.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
|
|
If the current working directory -- represented by an empty string --
|
|
is no longer valid then ``None`` is returned but no value is cached
|
|
in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache`.
|
|
|
|
.. classmethod:: find_module(fullname, path=None)
|
|
|
|
A legacy wrapper around :meth:`find_spec`.
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.4
|
|
Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
|
|
|
|
.. classmethod:: invalidate_caches()
|
|
|
|
Calls :meth:`importlib.abc.PathEntryFinder.invalidate_caches` on all
|
|
finders stored in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` that define the method.
|
|
Otherwise entries in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` set to ``None`` are
|
|
deleted.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.7
|
|
Entries of ``None`` in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` are deleted.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
|
|
Calls objects in :data:`sys.path_hooks` with the current working
|
|
directory for ``''`` (i.e. the empty string).
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. class:: FileFinder(path, *loader_details)
|
|
|
|
A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.PathEntryFinder` which
|
|
caches results from the file system.
|
|
|
|
The *path* argument is the directory for which the finder is in charge of
|
|
searching.
|
|
|
|
The *loader_details* argument is a variable number of 2-item tuples each
|
|
containing a loader and a sequence of file suffixes the loader recognizes.
|
|
The loaders are expected to be callables which accept two arguments of
|
|
the module's name and the path to the file found.
|
|
|
|
The finder will cache the directory contents as necessary, making stat calls
|
|
for each module search to verify the cache is not outdated. Because cache
|
|
staleness relies upon the granularity of the operating system's state
|
|
information of the file system, there is a potential race condition of
|
|
searching for a module, creating a new file, and then searching for the
|
|
module the new file represents. If the operations happen fast enough to fit
|
|
within the granularity of stat calls, then the module search will fail. To
|
|
prevent this from happening, when you create a module dynamically, make sure
|
|
to call :func:`importlib.invalidate_caches`.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: path
|
|
|
|
The path the finder will search in.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: find_spec(fullname, target=None)
|
|
|
|
Attempt to find the spec to handle *fullname* within :attr:`path`.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. method:: find_loader(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Attempt to find the loader to handle *fullname* within :attr:`path`.
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.10
|
|
Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: invalidate_caches()
|
|
|
|
Clear out the internal cache.
|
|
|
|
.. classmethod:: path_hook(*loader_details)
|
|
|
|
A class method which returns a closure for use on :attr:`sys.path_hooks`.
|
|
An instance of :class:`FileFinder` is returned by the closure using the
|
|
path argument given to the closure directly and *loader_details*
|
|
indirectly.
|
|
|
|
If the argument to the closure is not an existing directory,
|
|
:exc:`ImportError` is raised.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. class:: SourceFileLoader(fullname, path)
|
|
|
|
A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.SourceLoader` by
|
|
subclassing :class:`importlib.abc.FileLoader` and providing some concrete
|
|
implementations of other methods.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: name
|
|
|
|
The name of the module that this loader will handle.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: path
|
|
|
|
The path to the source file.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: is_package(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Return ``True`` if :attr:`path` appears to be for a package.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: path_stats(path)
|
|
|
|
Concrete implementation of :meth:`importlib.abc.SourceLoader.path_stats`.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: set_data(path, data)
|
|
|
|
Concrete implementation of :meth:`importlib.abc.SourceLoader.set_data`.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: load_module(name=None)
|
|
|
|
Concrete implementation of :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module` where
|
|
specifying the name of the module to load is optional.
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.6
|
|
|
|
Use :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.exec_module` instead.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. class:: SourcelessFileLoader(fullname, path)
|
|
|
|
A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.FileLoader` which can
|
|
import bytecode files (i.e. no source code files exist).
|
|
|
|
Please note that direct use of bytecode files (and thus not source code
|
|
files) inhibits your modules from being usable by all Python
|
|
implementations or new versions of Python which change the bytecode
|
|
format.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: name
|
|
|
|
The name of the module the loader will handle.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: path
|
|
|
|
The path to the bytecode file.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: is_package(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Determines if the module is a package based on :attr:`path`.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: get_code(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Returns the code object for :attr:`name` created from :attr:`path`.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: get_source(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Returns ``None`` as bytecode files have no source when this loader is
|
|
used.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: load_module(name=None)
|
|
|
|
Concrete implementation of :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module` where
|
|
specifying the name of the module to load is optional.
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.6
|
|
|
|
Use :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.exec_module` instead.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. class:: ExtensionFileLoader(fullname, path)
|
|
|
|
A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.ExecutionLoader` for
|
|
extension modules.
|
|
|
|
The *fullname* argument specifies the name of the module the loader is to
|
|
support. The *path* argument is the path to the extension module's file.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: name
|
|
|
|
Name of the module the loader supports.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: path
|
|
|
|
Path to the extension module.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: create_module(spec)
|
|
|
|
Creates the module object from the given specification in accordance
|
|
with :pep:`489`.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.5
|
|
|
|
.. method:: exec_module(module)
|
|
|
|
Initializes the given module object in accordance with :pep:`489`.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.5
|
|
|
|
.. method:: is_package(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Returns ``True`` if the file path points to a package's ``__init__``
|
|
module based on :attr:`EXTENSION_SUFFIXES`.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: get_code(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Returns ``None`` as extension modules lack a code object.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: get_source(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Returns ``None`` as extension modules do not have source code.
|
|
|
|
.. method:: get_filename(fullname)
|
|
|
|
Returns :attr:`path`.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. class:: NamespaceLoader(name, path, path_finder):
|
|
|
|
A concrete implementation of :class:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader` for
|
|
namespace packages. This is an alias for a private class and is only made
|
|
public for introspecting the ``__loader__`` attribute on namespace
|
|
packages::
|
|
|
|
>>> from importlib.machinery import NamespaceLoader
|
|
>>> import my_namespace
|
|
>>> isinstance(my_namespace.__loader__, NamespaceLoader)
|
|
True
|
|
>>> import importlib.abc
|
|
>>> isinstance(my_namespace.__loader__, importlib.abc.Loader)
|
|
True
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. class:: ModuleSpec(name, loader, *, origin=None, loader_state=None, is_package=None)
|
|
|
|
A specification for a module's import-system-related state. This is
|
|
typically exposed as the module's :attr:`__spec__` attribute. In the
|
|
descriptions below, the names in parentheses give the corresponding
|
|
attribute available directly on the module object,
|
|
e.g. ``module.__spec__.origin == module.__file__``. Note, however, that
|
|
while the *values* are usually equivalent, they can differ since there is
|
|
no synchronization between the two objects. For example, it is possible to update
|
|
the module's :attr:`__file__` at runtime and this will not be automatically
|
|
reflected in the module's :attr:`__spec__.origin`, and vice versa.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: name
|
|
|
|
(:attr:`__name__`)
|
|
|
|
The module's fully-qualified name.
|
|
The :term:`finder` should always set this attribute to a non-empty string.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: loader
|
|
|
|
(:attr:`__loader__`)
|
|
|
|
The :term:`loader` used to load the module.
|
|
The :term:`finder` should always set this attribute.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: origin
|
|
|
|
(:attr:`__file__`)
|
|
|
|
The location the :term:`loader` should use to load the module.
|
|
For example, for modules loaded from a .py file this is the filename.
|
|
The :term:`finder` should always set this attribute to a meaningful value
|
|
for the :term:`loader` to use. In the uncommon case that there is not one
|
|
(like for namespace packages), it should be set to ``None``.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: submodule_search_locations
|
|
|
|
(:attr:`__path__`)
|
|
|
|
The list of locations where the package's submodules will be found.
|
|
Most of the time this is a single directory.
|
|
The :term:`finder` should set this attribute to a list, even an empty one, to indicate
|
|
to the import system that the module is a package. It should be set to ``None`` for
|
|
non-package modules. It is set automatically later to a special object for
|
|
namespace packages.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: loader_state
|
|
|
|
The :term:`finder` may set this attribute to an object containing additional,
|
|
module-specific data to use when loading the module. Otherwise it should be
|
|
set to ``None``.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: cached
|
|
|
|
(:attr:`__cached__`)
|
|
|
|
The filename of a compiled version of the module's code.
|
|
The :term:`finder` should always set this attribute but it may be ``None``
|
|
for modules that do not need compiled code stored.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: parent
|
|
|
|
(:attr:`__package__`)
|
|
|
|
(Read-only) The fully-qualified name of the package the module is in (or the
|
|
empty string for a top-level module).
|
|
If the module is a package then this is the same as :attr:`name`.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: has_location
|
|
|
|
``True`` if the spec's :attr:`origin` refers to a loadable location,
|
|
``False`` otherwise. This value impacts how :attr:`origin` is interpreted
|
|
and how the module's :attr:`__file__` is populated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
:mod:`importlib.util` -- Utility code for importers
|
|
---------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
.. module:: importlib.util
|
|
:synopsis: Utility code for importers
|
|
|
|
|
|
**Source code:** :source:`Lib/importlib/util.py`
|
|
|
|
--------------
|
|
|
|
This module contains the various objects that help in the construction of
|
|
an :term:`importer`.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: MAGIC_NUMBER
|
|
|
|
The bytes which represent the bytecode version number. If you need help with
|
|
loading/writing bytecode then consider :class:`importlib.abc.SourceLoader`.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. function:: cache_from_source(path, debug_override=None, *, optimization=None)
|
|
|
|
Return the :pep:`3147`/:pep:`488` path to the byte-compiled file associated
|
|
with the source *path*. For example, if *path* is ``/foo/bar/baz.py`` the return
|
|
value would be ``/foo/bar/__pycache__/baz.cpython-32.pyc`` for Python 3.2.
|
|
The ``cpython-32`` string comes from the current magic tag (see
|
|
:func:`get_tag`; if :attr:`sys.implementation.cache_tag` is not defined then
|
|
:exc:`NotImplementedError` will be raised).
|
|
|
|
The *optimization* parameter is used to specify the optimization level of the
|
|
bytecode file. An empty string represents no optimization, so
|
|
``/foo/bar/baz.py`` with an *optimization* of ``''`` will result in a
|
|
bytecode path of ``/foo/bar/__pycache__/baz.cpython-32.pyc``. ``None`` causes
|
|
the interpreter's optimization level to be used. Any other value's string
|
|
representation is used, so ``/foo/bar/baz.py`` with an *optimization* of
|
|
``2`` will lead to the bytecode path of
|
|
``/foo/bar/__pycache__/baz.cpython-32.opt-2.pyc``. The string representation
|
|
of *optimization* can only be alphanumeric, else :exc:`ValueError` is raised.
|
|
|
|
The *debug_override* parameter is deprecated and can be used to override
|
|
the system's value for ``__debug__``. A ``True`` value is the equivalent of
|
|
setting *optimization* to the empty string. A ``False`` value is the same as
|
|
setting *optimization* to ``1``. If both *debug_override* an *optimization*
|
|
are not ``None`` then :exc:`TypeError` is raised.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
|
|
The *optimization* parameter was added and the *debug_override* parameter
|
|
was deprecated.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
|
|
Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: source_from_cache(path)
|
|
|
|
Given the *path* to a :pep:`3147` file name, return the associated source code
|
|
file path. For example, if *path* is
|
|
``/foo/bar/__pycache__/baz.cpython-32.pyc`` the returned path would be
|
|
``/foo/bar/baz.py``. *path* need not exist, however if it does not conform
|
|
to :pep:`3147` or :pep:`488` format, a :exc:`ValueError` is raised. If
|
|
:attr:`sys.implementation.cache_tag` is not defined,
|
|
:exc:`NotImplementedError` is raised.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
|
|
Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
|
|
|
|
.. function:: decode_source(source_bytes)
|
|
|
|
Decode the given bytes representing source code and return it as a string
|
|
with universal newlines (as required by
|
|
:meth:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_source`).
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. function:: resolve_name(name, package)
|
|
|
|
Resolve a relative module name to an absolute one.
|
|
|
|
If **name** has no leading dots, then **name** is simply returned. This
|
|
allows for usage such as
|
|
``importlib.util.resolve_name('sys', __spec__.parent)`` without doing a
|
|
check to see if the **package** argument is needed.
|
|
|
|
:exc:`ImportError` is raised if **name** is a relative module name but
|
|
**package** is a false value (e.g. ``None`` or the empty string).
|
|
:exc:`ImportError` is also raised if a relative name would escape its
|
|
containing package (e.g. requesting ``..bacon`` from within the ``spam``
|
|
package).
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.9
|
|
To improve consistency with import statements, raise
|
|
:exc:`ImportError` instead of :exc:`ValueError` for invalid relative
|
|
import attempts.
|
|
|
|
.. function:: find_spec(name, package=None)
|
|
|
|
Find the :term:`spec <module spec>` for a module, optionally relative to
|
|
the specified **package** name. If the module is in :attr:`sys.modules`,
|
|
then ``sys.modules[name].__spec__`` is returned (unless the spec would be
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``None`` or is not set, in which case :exc:`ValueError` is raised).
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Otherwise a search using :attr:`sys.meta_path` is done. ``None`` is
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returned if no spec is found.
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If **name** is for a submodule (contains a dot), the parent module is
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automatically imported.
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**name** and **package** work the same as for :func:`import_module`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. versionchanged:: 3.7
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Raises :exc:`ModuleNotFoundError` instead of :exc:`AttributeError` if
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**package** is in fact not a package (i.e. lacks a :attr:`__path__`
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attribute).
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.. function:: module_from_spec(spec)
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Create a new module based on **spec** and
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:meth:`spec.loader.create_module <importlib.abc.Loader.create_module>`.
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If :meth:`spec.loader.create_module <importlib.abc.Loader.create_module>`
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does not return ``None``, then any pre-existing attributes will not be reset.
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Also, no :exc:`AttributeError` will be raised if triggered while accessing
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**spec** or setting an attribute on the module.
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This function is preferred over using :class:`types.ModuleType` to create a
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new module as **spec** is used to set as many import-controlled attributes on
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the module as possible.
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.. versionadded:: 3.5
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.. decorator:: module_for_loader
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A :term:`decorator` for :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module`
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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 will not work on static methods because of the
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assumption of two 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. Regardless of where the
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module came from, :attr:`__loader__` set to **self** and :attr:`__package__`
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is set based on what :meth:`importlib.abc.InspectLoader.is_package` returns
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(if available). These attributes are set unconditionally to support
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reloading.
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If an exception is raised by the decorated method and a module was added to
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:data:`sys.modules`, then the module will be removed to prevent a partially
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|
initialized module from being in left in :data:`sys.modules`. If the module
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was already in :data:`sys.modules` then it is left alone.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
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:attr:`__loader__` and :attr:`__package__` are automatically set
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(when possible).
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Set :attr:`__name__`, :attr:`__loader__` :attr:`__package__`
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unconditionally to support reloading.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The import machinery now directly performs all the functionality
|
|
provided by this function.
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.. decorator:: set_loader
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A :term:`decorator` for :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module`
|
|
to set the :attr:`__loader__`
|
|
attribute on the returned module. If the attribute is already set the
|
|
decorator does nothing. It is assumed that the first positional argument to
|
|
the wrapped method (i.e. ``self``) is what :attr:`__loader__` should be set
|
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to.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Set ``__loader__`` if set to ``None``, as if the attribute does not
|
|
exist.
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|
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
|
|
The import machinery takes care of this automatically.
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.. decorator:: set_package
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|
A :term:`decorator` for :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module` to set the
|
|
:attr:`__package__` attribute on the returned module. If :attr:`__package__`
|
|
is set and has a value other than ``None`` it will not be changed.
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.4
|
|
The import machinery takes care of this automatically.
|
|
|
|
.. function:: spec_from_loader(name, loader, *, origin=None, is_package=None)
|
|
|
|
A factory function for creating a :class:`~importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec`
|
|
instance based on a loader. The parameters have the same meaning as they do
|
|
for ModuleSpec. The function uses available :term:`loader` APIs, such as
|
|
:meth:`InspectLoader.is_package`, to fill in any missing
|
|
information on the spec.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. function:: spec_from_file_location(name, location, *, loader=None, submodule_search_locations=None)
|
|
|
|
A factory function for creating a :class:`~importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec`
|
|
instance based on the path to a file. Missing information will be filled in
|
|
on the spec by making use of loader APIs and by the implication that the
|
|
module will be file-based.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
|
|
Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
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|
|
|
.. function:: source_hash(source_bytes)
|
|
|
|
Return the hash of *source_bytes* as bytes. A hash-based ``.pyc`` file embeds
|
|
the :func:`source_hash` of the corresponding source file's contents in its
|
|
header.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.7
|
|
|
|
.. class:: LazyLoader(loader)
|
|
|
|
A class which postpones the execution of the loader of a module until the
|
|
module has an attribute accessed.
|
|
|
|
This class **only** works with loaders that define
|
|
:meth:`~importlib.abc.Loader.exec_module` as control over what module type
|
|
is used for the module is required. For those same reasons, the loader's
|
|
:meth:`~importlib.abc.Loader.create_module` method must return ``None`` or a
|
|
type for which its ``__class__`` attribute can be mutated along with not
|
|
using :term:`slots <__slots__>`. Finally, modules which substitute the object
|
|
placed into :attr:`sys.modules` will not work as there is no way to properly
|
|
replace the module references throughout the interpreter safely;
|
|
:exc:`ValueError` is raised if such a substitution is detected.
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
For projects where startup time is critical, this class allows for
|
|
potentially minimizing the cost of loading a module if it is never used.
|
|
For projects where startup time is not essential then use of this class is
|
|
**heavily** discouraged due to error messages created during loading being
|
|
postponed and thus occurring out of context.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.5
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
|
|
Began calling :meth:`~importlib.abc.Loader.create_module`, removing the
|
|
compatibility warning for :class:`importlib.machinery.BuiltinImporter` and
|
|
:class:`importlib.machinery.ExtensionFileLoader`.
|
|
|
|
.. classmethod:: factory(loader)
|
|
|
|
A static method which returns a callable that creates a lazy loader. This
|
|
is meant to be used in situations where the loader is passed by class
|
|
instead of by instance.
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
suffixes = importlib.machinery.SOURCE_SUFFIXES
|
|
loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader
|
|
lazy_loader = importlib.util.LazyLoader.factory(loader)
|
|
finder = importlib.machinery.FileFinder(path, (lazy_loader, suffixes))
|
|
|
|
.. _importlib-examples:
|
|
|
|
Examples
|
|
--------
|
|
|
|
Importing programmatically
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
|
|
To programmatically import a module, use :func:`importlib.import_module`.
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
import importlib
|
|
|
|
itertools = importlib.import_module('itertools')
|
|
|
|
|
|
Checking if a module can be imported
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
|
|
If you need to find out if a module can be imported without actually doing the
|
|
import, then you should use :func:`importlib.util.find_spec`.
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
import importlib.util
|
|
import sys
|
|
|
|
# For illustrative purposes.
|
|
name = 'itertools'
|
|
|
|
if name in sys.modules:
|
|
print(f"{name!r} already in sys.modules")
|
|
elif (spec := importlib.util.find_spec(name)) is not None:
|
|
# If you chose to perform the actual import ...
|
|
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
|
|
sys.modules[name] = module
|
|
spec.loader.exec_module(module)
|
|
print(f"{name!r} has been imported")
|
|
else:
|
|
print(f"can't find the {name!r} module")
|
|
|
|
|
|
Importing a source file directly
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
|
|
To import a Python source file directly, use the following recipe
|
|
(Python 3.5 and newer only)::
|
|
|
|
import importlib.util
|
|
import sys
|
|
|
|
# For illustrative purposes.
|
|
import tokenize
|
|
file_path = tokenize.__file__
|
|
module_name = tokenize.__name__
|
|
|
|
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, file_path)
|
|
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
|
|
sys.modules[module_name] = module
|
|
spec.loader.exec_module(module)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Implementing lazy imports
|
|
'''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
|
|
The example below shows how to implement lazy imports::
|
|
|
|
>>> import importlib.util
|
|
>>> import sys
|
|
>>> def lazy_import(name):
|
|
... spec = importlib.util.find_spec(name)
|
|
... loader = importlib.util.LazyLoader(spec.loader)
|
|
... spec.loader = loader
|
|
... module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
|
|
... sys.modules[name] = module
|
|
... loader.exec_module(module)
|
|
... return module
|
|
...
|
|
>>> lazy_typing = lazy_import("typing")
|
|
>>> #lazy_typing is a real module object,
|
|
>>> #but it is not loaded in memory yet.
|
|
>>> lazy_typing.TYPE_CHECKING
|
|
False
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Setting up an importer
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
|
|
For deep customizations of import, you typically want to implement an
|
|
:term:`importer`. This means managing both the :term:`finder` and :term:`loader`
|
|
side of things. For finders there are two flavours to choose from depending on
|
|
your needs: a :term:`meta path finder` or a :term:`path entry finder`. The
|
|
former is what you would put on :attr:`sys.meta_path` while the latter is what
|
|
you create using a :term:`path entry hook` on :attr:`sys.path_hooks` which works
|
|
with :attr:`sys.path` entries to potentially create a finder. This example will
|
|
show you how to register your own importers so that import will use them (for
|
|
creating an importer for yourself, read the documentation for the appropriate
|
|
classes defined within this package)::
|
|
|
|
import importlib.machinery
|
|
import sys
|
|
|
|
# For illustrative purposes only.
|
|
SpamMetaPathFinder = importlib.machinery.PathFinder
|
|
SpamPathEntryFinder = importlib.machinery.FileFinder
|
|
loader_details = (importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader,
|
|
importlib.machinery.SOURCE_SUFFIXES)
|
|
|
|
# Setting up a meta path finder.
|
|
# Make sure to put the finder in the proper location in the list in terms of
|
|
# priority.
|
|
sys.meta_path.append(SpamMetaPathFinder)
|
|
|
|
# Setting up a path entry finder.
|
|
# Make sure to put the path hook in the proper location in the list in terms
|
|
# of priority.
|
|
sys.path_hooks.append(SpamPathEntryFinder.path_hook(loader_details))
|
|
|
|
|
|
Approximating :func:`importlib.import_module`
|
|
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
|
|
Import itself is implemented in Python code, making it possible to
|
|
expose most of the import machinery through importlib. The following
|
|
helps illustrate the various APIs that importlib exposes by providing an
|
|
approximate implementation of
|
|
:func:`importlib.import_module` (Python 3.4 and newer for the importlib usage,
|
|
Python 3.6 and newer for other parts of the code).
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
import importlib.util
|
|
import sys
|
|
|
|
def import_module(name, package=None):
|
|
"""An approximate implementation of import."""
|
|
absolute_name = importlib.util.resolve_name(name, package)
|
|
try:
|
|
return sys.modules[absolute_name]
|
|
except KeyError:
|
|
pass
|
|
|
|
path = None
|
|
if '.' in absolute_name:
|
|
parent_name, _, child_name = absolute_name.rpartition('.')
|
|
parent_module = import_module(parent_name)
|
|
path = parent_module.__spec__.submodule_search_locations
|
|
for finder in sys.meta_path:
|
|
spec = finder.find_spec(absolute_name, path)
|
|
if spec is not None:
|
|
break
|
|
else:
|
|
msg = f'No module named {absolute_name!r}'
|
|
raise ModuleNotFoundError(msg, name=absolute_name)
|
|
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
|
|
sys.modules[absolute_name] = module
|
|
spec.loader.exec_module(module)
|
|
if path is not None:
|
|
setattr(parent_module, child_name, module)
|
|
return module
|