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8280	Commands framework doesn't support alternate import methods	jdetaeye	nobody	"
From this thread on the developer mailing list
http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers/browse_thread/thread/78975372cdfb7d1a#
I understand that the Django team is keen on supporting alternate ways of packaging django:  in a zip-file, in a jar-file(Jython) or other ""frozen"" formats.

One place that'll need fixing to achieve this is to update the command framework. [[BR]]
The find available commands, the current Django code is browsing the command subdirectories and looking for files that end with a .py extension[[BR]]
To support alternate packaging, the code should use the proper Python APIs to iterate over the available modules in a package.

A patch along these lines was already included with #5825.  (The patch would need updating to the SVN version however - Once this ticket is accepted I can take care of it.) "	Bug	closed	Core (Management commands)	dev	Normal	fixed	command zip	bhuztez@…	Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0