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Clarify that the python import path is scanned to find packages and their metadata is examined, so that it is clear that the packages must be installed in a way that makes them both visible to the same python interpreter. Change-Id: I0fc58b3ccc024e209d7f49de7402de67d4437295
stevedore -- Manage dynamic plugins for Python applications
Python makes loading code dynamically easy, allowing you to configure
and extend your application by discovering and loading extensions
("plugins") at runtime. Many applications implement their own
library for doing this, using __import__ or
importlib. stevedore avoids creating yet another extension
mechanism by building on top of setuptools
entry points. The code for managing entry points tends to be
repetitive, though, so stevedore provides manager classes for
implementing common patterns for using dynamically loaded
extensions.
- Free software: Apache license
- Documentation: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/stevedore
- Source: http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/stevedore
- Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-stevedore