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diff --git a/docs/setuptools.txt b/docs/setuptools.txt index 2a494fca..2c197d98 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.txt +++ b/docs/setuptools.txt @@ -940,14 +940,13 @@ Typically, existing programs manipulate a package's ``__file__`` attribute in order to find the location of data files. However, this manipulation isn't compatible with PEP 302-based import hooks, including importing from zip files and Python Eggs. It is strongly recommended that, if you are using data files, -you should use the `Resource Management API`_ of ``pkg_resources`` to access +you should use the :ref:`ResourceManager API` of ``pkg_resources`` to access them. The ``pkg_resources`` module is distributed as part of setuptools, so if you're using setuptools to distribute your package, there is no reason not to use its resource management API. See also `Accessing Package Resources`_ for a quick example of converting code that uses ``__file__`` to use ``pkg_resources`` instead. -.. _Resource Management API: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PkgResources#resourcemanager-api .. _Accessing Package Resources: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs#accessing-package-resources @@ -959,8 +958,8 @@ location (e.g. ``/usr/share``). This feature intended to be used for things like documentation, example configuration files, and the like. ``setuptools`` does not install these data files in a separate location, however. They are bundled inside the egg file or directory, alongside the Python modules and -packages. The data files can also be accessed using the `Resource Management -API`_, by specifying a ``Requirement`` instead of a package name:: +packages. The data files can also be accessed using the :ref:`ResourceManager +API`, by specifying a ``Requirement`` instead of a package name:: from pkg_resources import Requirement, resource_filename filename = resource_filename(Requirement.parse("MyProject"),"sample.conf") |