Improve implicit-namespace-package documentation

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Charlie Marsh 2023-02-10 18:06:48 -05:00
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@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ define_violation!(
/// imported.
///
/// Directories that lack an `__init__.py` file can still be imported, but
/// they're indicative of a special kind of package, known as a namespace
/// package (see: [PEP 420](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/)).
/// they're indicative of a special kind of package, known as a "namespace
/// package" (see: [PEP 420](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/)).
/// Namespace packages are less widely used, so a package that lacks an
/// `__init__.py` file is typically meant to be a regular package, and
/// the absence of the `__init__.py` file is probably an oversight.
///
/// Namespace packages are a relatively new feature of Python, and they're
/// not widely used. So a package that lacks an `__init__.py` file is
/// typically meant to be a regular package, and the absence of the
/// `__init__.py` file is probably an oversight.
/// Note that namespace packages can be specified via the
/// [`namespace-packages`](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff#namespace-packages)
/// configuration option. Adding a namespace package to the configuration
/// will suppress this violation for a given package.
pub struct ImplicitNamespacePackage(pub String);
);
impl Violation for ImplicitNamespacePackage {

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@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ package, and so it can be imported the same way a module can be
imported.
Directories that lack an `__init__.py` file can still be imported, but
they're indicative of a special kind of package, known as a namespace
package (see: [PEP 420](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/)).
they're indicative of a special kind of package, known as a "namespace
package" (see: [PEP 420](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/)).
Namespace packages are less widely used, so a package that lacks an
`__init__.py` file is typically meant to be a regular package, and
the absence of the `__init__.py` file is probably an oversight.
Namespace packages are a relatively new feature of Python, and they're
not widely used. So a package that lacks an `__init__.py` file is
typically meant to be a regular package, and the absence of the
`__init__.py` file is probably an oversight.
Note that namespace packages can be specified via the
[`namespace-packages`](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff#namespace-packages)
configuration option. Adding a namespace package to the configuration
will suppress this violation for a given package.