[Python-markdown-discuss] Question about top-level module extensions

[Dmitry S. <mi...@gm...>]

Hi,

When working on my [math extension][1] I noticed that Python-Markdown
refuses to import it when it is installed as a top-level Python module.

The failing check is one that is introduced in [commit 8f878c37][2].

The extension imports sucessfully (using `import_module('math')`),
but it does not contain `extendMarkdown` function at module level.
There is `MathExtension.extendMarkdown` function, though.

Is it possible to change the `hasattr(module, 'extendMarkdown')` to
something like `hasattr(module, 'makeExtension')`? Then the check
will look like

    (hasattr(module, 'makeExtension') or (class_name and hasattr(module, class_name)))

which should be true for any Python-Markdown extension, right?

[1]: https://github.com/mitya57/python-markdown-math
[2]: https://github.com/waylan/Python-Markdown/commit/8f878c37dc3613b7

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Dmitry Shachnev