Examples (and tests) for python namespace packages

Examples/python/import_packages/Makefile

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import_packages_subdirs = \
 	from_init3 \
 	relativeimport1 \
 	relativeimport2 \
-	relativeimport3
+	relativeimport3 \
+        namespace_pkg
 
 check: build
 	if test "x$(SRCDIR)" != x; then \

Examples/python/import_packages/namespace_pkg/setupPkg.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#---------------------------------
+# setup the namespace package dirs
+#---------------------------------
+import os, shutil, zipfile
+
+
+def copyMods():
+    dirs = ['path1', 'path2', 'path3']
+
+    # Clean out any old package paths
+    for d in dirs:
+        if os.path.isdir(d):
+            shutil.rmtree(d)
+
+    for d in dirs:
+        os.mkdir(d)
+        os.mkdir(os.path.join(d, 'brave'))
+
+    shutil.copy('robin.py', os.path.join('path1', 'brave'))
+    shutil.copy('_robin.so', os.path.join('path1', 'brave'))
+
+    shutil.copy('robin.py', os.path.join('path2', 'brave'))
+    shutil.copy('_robin.so', os.path.join('path3', 'brave'))
+
+    mkzip()
+
+def mkzip():
+    zf = zipfile.ZipFile("path4.zip", "w")
+    zf.writestr("brave/", b'')
+    zf.write('robin.py', 'brave/robin.py')
+    zf.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    copyMods()