From b182db44f2bc944cd1ad629664f8882f8453a595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:48:46 +0000 Subject: Write section --- Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex | 20 +++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex index 80917b1..0da9b5a 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex @@ -212,7 +212,25 @@ implemented by Richard Jones and Fred Drake.} %====================================================================== \section{PEP 338: Executing Modules as Scripts} -% XXX write this +The \programopt{-m} switch added in Python 2.4 to execute a module as +a script gained a few more abilities. Instead of being implemented in +C code inside the Python interpreter, the switch now uses an +implementation in a new module, \module{runpy}. + +The \module{runpy} module implements a more sophisticated import +mechanism so that it's now possible to run modules in a package such +as \module{pychecker.checker}. The module also supports alternative +import mechanisms such as the \module{zipimport} module. (This means +you can add a .zip archive's path to \code{sys.path} and then use the +\programopt{-m} switch to execute code from the archive. + + +\begin{seealso} + +\seepep{338}{Executing modules as scripts}{PEP written and +implemented by Nick Coghlan.} + +\end{seealso} %====================================================================== -- cgit v0.12