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@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Synopsis
**Polyloader** is a python module that enables the discovery and loading
of heterogenous source code packages. This discovery and loading is
critical to the functioning of other programming languages that use the
Python AST and Python VM, languages such as Hy, Doge, and Mochi.
Python AST and Python interpreter, languages such as Hy, Doge, and
Mochi.
Problem Statement
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@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ features such as **pkgutil.iter_modules** do not work with heterogenous
source code, which in turn means that one cannot write, for one
important example, Django management commands in an alternative syntax.
**polyloader** is a python module that intercepts calls to the default
**polyloader** is a Python module that intercepts calls to the default
finder, loader, and package module iterator, and if the path resolves to
an alternative syntax, provide the appropriate finder, loader and
iterator. **polyloader** is different from traditional importlib shims
in that it directly affects the root loader, and thus allows for the
discovery and importation of suffixes not listed in Python's defaults.
in that it directly affects the default source file loader, and thus
allows for the discovery and importation of suffixes not listed in
Python's defaults.
To use:
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