============================================================= stevedore -- Manage Dynamic Plugins for Python Applications ============================================================= Python makes loading code dynamically easy, allowing you to configure and extend your application by discovering and loading extensions ("*plugins*") at runtime. Many applications implement their own library for doing this, using ``__import__`` or :mod:`importlib`. stevedore avoids creating yet another extension mechanism by building on top of `setuptools entry points`_. The code for managing entry points tends to be repetitive, though, so stevedore provides manager classes for implementing common patterns for using dynamically loaded extensions. Contents: .. toctree:: :glob: :maxdepth: 2 patterns_loading patterns_enabling tutorial/index managers sphinxext install essays/* .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 history .. _setuptools entry points: http://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html?#entry-points Indices and tables ================== * :ref:`genindex` * :ref:`search`