import suds help( suds ) fails

[pjb]

BPO	5017
Nosy	@amauryfa, @ezio-melotti, @Trundle

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2013-03-13.23:10:45.264>
created_at = <Date 2009-01-21.01:36:40.126>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'import suds help( suds ) fails'
updated_at = <Date 2013-03-13.23:10:45.262>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/pjb'

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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'out of date'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue5017'
versions = ['Python 2.6']

[pjb]

Python Interactive Shell 2.6.1 r261:67517
easy_install suds #seemed to succeed
import suds
help( suds ) fails in Python26\lib\inspect.py with index out of range
I fixed the obvious problem, then failed on another. After fixing 3 0r 4
it worked but there is probably one correct fix to the problem.

A bit beyond my present competence to fix it properly.

[amauryfa]

The inspect module seems to have problems with modules directly imported
from a zip file.
When installing with "easy_install -Z suds", the problem disappears.

[ezio-melotti]

I tried to zip a python module that contained a couple of functions, and after importing it as described in http://docs.python.org/2/library/zipimport.html#examples, I was able to use the inspect module to inspect the module and its functions without encountering any problem.
I'm therefore going to close this as out of date.