import os import sys import importlib class GstOverrideImport: def find_spec(self, fullname, path, target=None): if not (fullname.startswith("gi.overrides.Gst") or fullname.startswith("gi.overrides._gi_gst")): return None finder = importlib.machinery.PathFinder() # From find_spec the docs: # If name is for a submodule (contains a dot), the parent module is automatically imported. spec = finder.find_spec( fullname, [ os.environ.get('GST_OVERRIDE_SRC_PATH'), os.environ.get('GST_OVERRIDE_BUILD_PATH'), ] ) return spec sys.meta_path.insert(0, GstOverrideImport())