Method find_loader

tools/python-3.11.9-amd64/Lib/zipimport.py:109–141

find_loader(fullname, path=None) -> self, str or None. Search for a module specified by 'fullname'. 'fullname' must be the fully qualified (dotted) module name. It returns the zipimporter instance itself if the module was found, a string containing the full path

(self, fullname, path=None)

    # full path if it's a possible namespace portion, None if we
    # can't load it.
    def find_loader(self, fullname, path=None):
        """find_loader(fullname, path=None) -> self, str or None.

        Search for a module specified by 'fullname'. 'fullname' must be the
        fully qualified (dotted) module name. It returns the zipimporter
        instance itself if the module was found, a string containing the
        full path name if it's possibly a portion of a namespace package,
        or None otherwise. The optional 'path' argument is ignored -- it's
        there for compatibility with the importer protocol.

        Deprecated since Python 3.10. Use find_spec() instead.
        """
        _warnings.warn("zipimporter.find_loader() is deprecated and slated for "
                       "removal in Python 3.12; use find_spec() instead",
                       DeprecationWarning)
        mi = _get_module_info(self, fullname)
        if mi is not None:
            # This is a module or package.
            return self, []

        # Not a module or regular package. See if this is a directory, and
        # therefore possibly a portion of a namespace package.

        # We're only interested in the last path component of fullname
        # earlier components are recorded in self.prefix.
        modpath = _get_module_path(self, fullname)
        if _is_dir(self, modpath):
            # This is possibly a portion of a namespace
            # package. Return the string representing its path,
            # without a trailing separator.
            return None, [f'{self.archive}{path_sep}{modpath}']

        return None, []


    # Check whether we can satisfy the import of the module named by