What is stevedore? 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 importlib. stevedore avoids creating yet another extension mechanism by building on top of setuptools entry points. The code [...]
via Planet Python http://doughellmann.com/2013/07/stevedore-0-10.html
