Foriegn contents in Python Packages...

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Is it possible to store "non-python" files in a directory that serves
as a Python Package? (Like an image file or an XML file.)

Is this allowed for sub-directories that are not Python Packages? In
other words, can I have a Python Package that contains other Python
Packages and also folders that aren't Python Packages?

Thanks,

Scott Huey

 

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Is it possible to store "non-python" files in a directory that serves
as a Python Package? (Like an image file or an XML file.)

Is this allowed for sub-directories that are not Python Packages? In
other words, can I have a Python Package that contains other Python
Packages and also folders that aren't Python Packages?

Yes. And the __file__-attribute of an imported module gives you the location
in the filesystem, so that you can access the contents in a path-agnostic
way.

AFAIK there is even some builtin stuff in setuptools to handle data files -
go google

Diez