pkgutil.find_loader raises an ImportError on PEP 420 implicit namespace packages

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#67,578 opened on Feb 3, 2015 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: backend

Research direction

Start at the pkgutil.find_loader entry point and investigate its behavior with PEP 420 implicit namespace packages. Reproduce the reported ImportError and compare the expected namespace-package behavior; done means find_loader no longer raises ImportError for valid implicit namespace packages, with regression coverage for the case.

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interpreter-core topic-importlib type-bug

BPO	23389
Nosy	@ericvsmith, @ericsnowcurrently

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created_at = <Date 2015-02-03.17:55:40.140>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug']
title = 'pkgutil.find_loader raises an ImportError on PEP 420 implicit namespace packages'
updated_at = <Date 2020-05-22.18:22:30.354>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/alynn'

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actor = 'brett.cannon'
assignee = 'none'
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creation = <Date 2015-02-03.17:55:40.140>
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
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status = 'open'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue23389'
versions = ['Python 3.4']

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