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# implicit-namespace-package (INP001)
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Derived from the **flake8-no-pep420** linter.
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## What it does
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Checks for packages that are missing an `__init__.py` file.
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## Why is this bad?
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Python packages are directories that contain a file named `__init__.py`.
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The existence of this file indicates that the directory is a Python
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package, and so it can be imported the same way a module can be
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imported.
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Directories that lack an `__init__.py` file can still be imported, but
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they're indicative of a special kind of package, known as a "namespace
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package" (see: [PEP 420](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/)).
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Namespace packages are less widely used, so a package that lacks an
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`__init__.py` file is typically meant to be a regular package, and
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the absence of the `__init__.py` file is probably an oversight.
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## Options
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* [`namespace-packages`]
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[`namespace-packages`]: ../../settings#namespace-packages |