Use proper namespaces

circuits/__init__.py

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 from circuits.core import Debugger, Bridge, Loader, Manager, Timer
 from circuits.core import handler, reprhandler, BaseComponent, Component
 
-__import__("pkg_resources").declare_namespace(__name__)
+# See http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools#namespace-packages
+try:
+    __import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)
+except ImportError:
+    from pkgutil import extend_path
+    __path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
 
 # flake8: noqa

setup.py

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def find_packages(where=".", exclude=()):
     [console_scripts]
     circuits.web = circuits.web.main:main
     """,
+    namespace_packages=["circuits"],
     zip_safe=False,
     test_suite="tests.main.main"
 )