Package namespace without __init__.py?

[PedanticHacker (Boštjan Mejak)]

Is it true that Python (from version 3.6 onwards, I think) considers all directories/folders as packages, even if those directories/folders do not contain the __init__.py file?

Can you elaborate on this?

[kpfleming (Kevin P. Fleming)]

Yes, although it goes back much further than 3.6. They are referred to as ‘namespace packages’, and if you search for that term you’ll find the documentation related to them.

[sinoroc]

@PedanticHacker, some reading, maybe it helps you like it helped me:

• Don't omit __init__.py - DEV Community
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/62992832
• __init__.py, PEP 420, and iter_modules confusion
• Mixing namespace and non-namespace packages: bad practice? - #6 by ericvsmith