On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:31:04 +0200 Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > On Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:42:19 -0700 > Ethan Smith <et...@ethanhs.me> wrote: > > Stub Only Packages > > '''''''''''''''''' > > > > For package maintainers wishing to ship stub files containing all of their > > type information, it is prefered that the ``*.pyi`` stubs are alongside the > > corresponding ``*.py`` files. However, the stubs may be put in a sub-folder > > of the Python sources, with the same name the ``*.py`` files are in. For > > example, the ``flyingcircus`` package would have its stubs in the folder > > ``flyingcircus/flyingcircus/``. This path is chosen so that if stubs are > > not found in ``flyingcircus/`` the type checker may treat the subdirectory > > as > > a normal package. The normal resolution order of checking ``*.pyi`` before > > ``*.py`` will be maintained. > > I am not sure I understand the rationale for this. What would be the > problem with looking for the stubs in a directory named, e.g; > "flyingcircus/__typing__"?
I just saw Nathaniel asked the same question above. Sorry for the noise! Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
