Importastic

Python import hook for pluggable architecture. Largely Based on Flask's extension import hook but enhanced to support real nested modules.

Currently in development, only been tested on Linux.

What it does (the docs)

Lets say you have projects named foo and foo_bar. Adding following code to foo/__init__.py will let you import foo_bar as foo.bar"

def setup():
    from importastic.exthook import ExtensionImporter
    importer = ExtensionImporter(['foo_%s'], __name__)
    importer.install()

setup()
del setup

The separator (i.e "_") is customizable.

Why would anyone use it

The author used it re-organize a large code base without running too many sed statements. Flask project uses something similar to backwardly import plugins.

Testing it out

1. Create a virtualenv and activate it
2. git clone https://github.com/michr/importastic.git

3. cd importastic 3. run ./install_examples 4. cd examples 5. python ./tests.py

Installing from PyPI

pip install importastic

Disclaimer

Use at your own risk. It might kill kittens.

License

BSD.