Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: zope.dottedname
Version: 3.4.6
Summary: Resolver for Python dotted names.
Home-page: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zope.dottedname
Author: Zope Corporation and Contributors
Author-email: zope-dev@zope.org
License: ZPL 2.1
Description: ======================
        Dotted Name Resolution
        ======================
        
        The ``zope.dottedname`` module provides one function, ``resolve`` that
        resolves strings containing dotted names into the appropriate python
        object.
        
        Dotted names are resolved by importing modules and by getting
        attributes from imported modules. Names may be relative, provided the
        module they are relative to is supplied.
        
        Here are some examples of importing absolute names::
        
        >>> from zope.dottedname.resolve import resolve
        
        >>> resolve('unittest')
        <module 'unittest' from '...'>
        
        >>> resolve('datetime.datetime')
        <type 'datetime.datetime'>
        
        >>> resolve('datetime.datetime.now')
        <built-in method now of type object at ...>
        
        >>> resolve('non existent module')
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ImportError: No module named non existent module
        
        >>> resolve('__doc__')
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ImportError: No module named __doc__
        
        >>> resolve('datetime.foo')
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ImportError: No module named foo
        
        >>> resolve('os.path.split').__name__
        'split'
        
        Here are some examples of importing relative names::
        
        >>> resolve('.split', 'os.path')
        <function split at ...>
        
        >>> resolve('..system', 'os.path')
        <built-in function system>
        
        >>> resolve('...datetime', 'os.path')
        <module 'datetime' ...>
        
        NB: When relative names are imported, a module the name is relative to
        **must** be supplied::
        
        >>> resolve('.split').__name__
        Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
        ValueError: relative name without base module
        
        
        CHANGES
        =======
        
        3.4.6 (2009-09-15)
        ------------------
        
        - Make tests pass on python26.
        
        3.4.5 (2009-01-27)
        ------------------
        
        - Move README.txt in the egg, so tests works with the released egg as well.
        
        3.4.4 (2009-01-27)
        ------------------
        
        - Fix ReST in README.txt, fix broken tests with recent zope.testing.
        
        3.4.3 (2008-12-02)
        ------------------
        
        - More documentation and tests.
        
        3.4.2 (2007-10-02)
        ------------------
        
        - Fix broken release.
        
        3.4.1 (2007-10-02)
        ------------------
        
        - Updated package meta-data.
        
        
        3.4.0 (2007-07-19)
        ------------------
        
        - Initial Zope-independent release.
        
Keywords: resolve dotted name
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Environment :: Web Environment
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Zope Public License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
Classifier: Framework :: Zope3
