ENH: move inspect copy into newly created compat module.

8 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/numpy/__init__.py b/numpy/__init__.py
index 897c14060..4127fa054 100644
--- a/numpy/__init__.py
+++ b/numpy/__init__.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ else:
 
     import core
     from core import *
+    import compat
     import lib
     from lib import *
     import linalg
diff --git a/numpy/compat/__init__.py b/numpy/compat/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b69dcf5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/numpy/compat/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import _inspect
+from _inspect import getargspec, formatargspec
+
+__all__ = []
+__all__.extend(_inspect.__all__)
diff --git a/numpy/lib/inspect.py b/numpy/compat/_inspect.py
index 8ba30ab6a..125b27156 100644
--- a/numpy/lib/inspect.py
+++ b/numpy/compat/_inspect.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import types
 
+__all__ = ['getarspec', 'formatargspec']
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- type-checking
 def ismethod(object):
     """Return true if the object is an instance method.
diff --git a/numpy/compat/setup.py b/numpy/compat/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e0781085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/numpy/compat/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
+    from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
+    config = Configuration('compat',parent_package,top_path)
+    return config
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from numpy.distutils.core      import setup
+    setup(configuration=configuration)
diff --git a/numpy/compat/setupscons.py b/numpy/compat/setupscons.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e518245b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/numpy/compat/setupscons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os.path
+
+def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
+    from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
+    config = Configuration('compat',parent_package,top_path)
+    return config
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from numpy.distutils.core      import setup
+    setup(configuration=configuration)
diff --git a/numpy/ma/core.py b/numpy/ma/core.py
index ce3a00fd8..fe8db4d0e 100644
--- a/numpy/ma/core.py
+++ b/numpy/ma/core.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ from numpy import array as narray
 
 import numpy.core.umath as umath
 import numpy.core.numerictypes as ntypes
-from numpy.lib.inspect import getargspec, formatargspec
+from numpy.compat import getargspec, formatargspec
 from numpy import expand_dims as n_expand_dims
 import warnings
 
diff --git a/numpy/setup.py b/numpy/setup.py
index 52580ca41..faa13d9d1 100644
--- a/numpy/setup.py
+++ b/numpy/setup.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
     config.add_subpackage('random')
     config.add_subpackage('ma')
     config.add_subpackage('matrixlib')
+    config.add_subpackage('compat')
     config.add_subpackage('doc')
     config.add_data_dir('doc')
     config.add_data_dir('tests')
diff --git a/numpy/setupscons.py b/numpy/setupscons.py
index 45b02ee84..96a90cfe2 100644
--- a/numpy/setupscons.py
+++ b/numpy/setupscons.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
     config.add_subpackage('random')
     config.add_subpackage('ma')
     config.add_subpackage('matrixlib')
+    config.add_subpackage('compat')
     config.add_data_dir('doc')
     config.add_data_dir('tests')