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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/importlib.rst | 48 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/importlib/NOTES | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py | 4 |
3 files changed, 49 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst index 3f33cfb..ea56981 100644 --- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ providing custom importers can be found in :pep:`302`. Functions --------- -.. function:: __import__(name, globals={}, locals={}, fromlist=\[\], level=0) +.. function:: __import__(name, globals={}, locals={}, fromlist=list(), level=0) An implementation of the built-in :func:`__import__` function. See the built-in function's documentation for usage instructions. @@ -76,3 +76,49 @@ Functions package name (e.g. ``import_module('..mod', 'pkg.subpkg')`` will import ``pkg.mod``). The specified module will be inserted into :data:`sys.modules` and returned. + + +:mod:`importlib.machinery` -- Importers and path hooks +------------------------------------------------------ + +.. module:: importlib.machinery + :synopsis: Importers and path hooks + +This module contains the various objects that help :keyword:`import` +find and load modules. + +.. class:: BuiltinImporter + + :term:`Importer` for built-in modules. All known built-in modules are + listed in :data:`sys.builtin_module_names`. + + Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for + instantiation. + + .. method:: find_module(fullname, path=None) + + Class method that allows this class to be a :term:`finder` for built-in + modules. + + .. method:: load_module(fullname) + + Class method that allows this class to be a :term:`loader` for built-in + modules. + + +.. class:: FrozenImporter + + :term:`Importer` for frozen modules. + + Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for + instantiation. + + .. method:: find_module(fullname, path=None) + + Class method that allows this class to be a :term:`finder` for frozen + modules. + + .. method:: load_module(fullname) + + Class method that allows this class to be a :term:`loader` for frozen + modules. diff --git a/Lib/importlib/NOTES b/Lib/importlib/NOTES index 028f789..6d6464c 100644 --- a/Lib/importlib/NOTES +++ b/Lib/importlib/NOTES @@ -1,12 +1,6 @@ to do ///// -* Document: - - + The terms "importer", "finder", and "loader". - + machinery.BuiltinImporter. - + machinery.FrozenImporter. - * Expose resolve_name(). * Backport to Python 2.7. diff --git a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py index d11513a..c1d09dd 100644 --- a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py +++ b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py @@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ class BuiltinImporter: return None return cls if imp.is_builtin(fullname) else None - @staticmethod - def load_module(fullname): + @classmethod + def load_module(cls, fullname): """Load a built-in module.""" if fullname not in sys.builtin_module_names: raise ImportError("{0} is not a built-in module".format(fullname)) |