The module entropy_path_loader (used only for running from within the
checkout; otherwise not even installed) is made to provide the _entropy
namespace.
(Other ideas instead of this entropy_path_loader change would be to
reorganise files layout; drop support for running from the checkout as
is - and perhaps require virtualenvs; require sourcing a script that
sets PYTHONPATH. However, as implemented, it is not intrusive, and the
good part is that it is quite isolated, not used in normal usage after
installation. Basically, it only does sys.path + provides _entropy
namespace.)
After this commit alone it would not work when installed (unless module
paths are set in a special way). Next changes will introduce
installation to site-packages so no custom PYTHONPATH will be necessary.
For convenience (seemingly, and it really is convenient) equo and other
tools can be run from the checkout, and Entropy modules are loaded from
the checkout. Now there is a strict separation when system paths and
when paths from the checkout are used.
It makes it a bit more robust, secure and preditable at the cost of
a little more complexity.
A pleasant side effect of this change is that it is not required to
change directory to the tool (to use non-system one), as paths in the
checkout are relative to scripts.
Imports in lib/tests were not adjusted.
Suggested by Ettore.
My comment is that it is to have a more correct information and to give
credit where it is due.
This is not a "miscredit" towards the Creator. We know who has made this
possible!
Sławomir Nizio
Fabio Erculiani