Implementing a Zip File Importer in Python

For a zip file-based loader, luckily there is not much heavy lifting. Working with the finder led to the realization that zip files use / while users use whatever the hell they want for a path separator. With that…

When writing a finder like importlib.machinery.FileFinder it’s all about working with the storage mechanism you are trying to support. In this instance it’s making sure that the paths the finder is meant to work with are…