Doc updates.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 75 deletions

diff --git a/scipy/_import_tools.py b/scipy/_import_tools.py
index f1c1cb4c1..d8cf0e852 100644
--- a/scipy/_import_tools.py
+++ b/scipy/_import_tools.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import imp
 from glob import glob
 
 class PackageImport:
+    """ Import packages in the current directory that implement
+    info.py. See scipy/doc/DISTUTILS.txt for more info.
+    """
 
     imported_packages = []
 
@@ -142,78 +145,3 @@ class PackageImport:
                 print msg
 
         return self._format_titles(titles)
-
-def import_packages():
-    """ Import packages in the current directory that implement
-    info.py. See DEVELOPERS.txt for more info.
-    """
-    frame = sys._getframe(1)
-    parent_name = eval('__name__',frame.f_globals,frame.f_locals)
-    parent_path = eval('__path__[0]',frame.f_globals,frame.f_locals)
-    info_modules = {}
-    depend_dict = {}
-    for info_file in glob(os.path.join(parent_path,'*','info.py')):
-         package_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(info_file))
-         fullname = parent_name +'.'+ package_name
-         try:
-             info_module = imp.load_module(fullname+'.info',
-                                           open(info_file,'U'),
-                                           info_file,
-                                           ('.py','U',1))
-         except Exception,msg:
-             print msg
-             info_module = None
-
-         if info_module is None:
-             continue
-         if getattr(info_module,'ignore',False):
-             continue
-
-         info_modules[fullname] = info_module
-         depend_dict[fullname] = getattr(info_module,'depends',[])
-
-    package_names = []
-
-    for name in depend_dict.keys():
-        if not depend_dict[name]:
-            package_names.append(name)
-            del depend_dict[name]
-
-    while depend_dict:
-        for name, lst in depend_dict.items():
-            new_lst = [n for n in lst if depend_dict.has_key(n)]
-            if not new_lst:
-                package_names.append(name)
-                del depend_dict[name]
-            else:
-                depend_dict[name] = new_lst
-    
-    for fullname in package_names:
-        package_name = fullname.split('.')[-1]
-        info_module = info_modules[fullname]
-        global_symbols = getattr(info_module,'global_symbols',[])
-        postpone_import = getattr(info_module,'postpone_import',True)
-        
-        try:
-            print 'Importing',package_name,'to',parent_name
-            exec ('import '+package_name, frame.f_globals,frame.f_locals)
-        except Exception,msg:
-            print 'Failed to import',package_name
-            print msg
-            continue
-
-        for symbol in global_symbols:
-            try:
-                exec ('from '+package_name+' import '+symbol,
-                      frame.f_globals,frame.f_locals)
-            except Exception,msg:
-                print 'Failed to import',symbol,'from',package_name
-                print msg
-                continue
-
-        try:
-            exec ('\n%s.test = ScipyTest(%s).test' % (package_name,package_name),
-                  frame.f_globals,frame.f_locals)
-        except Exception,msg:
-            print 'Failed to set test function for',package_name
-            print msg