How do a load a python package resource from the current distribution using pkg_resources?
Question: I have a Python package with some css stylesheets which I have included as
resources like so:

    
    
    from setuptools import setup
    setup(
        package_data={
            'my.package.name': ['*.css']
        }
        # ...
    )
    

I would now like to load one of these included resources as a string. What is
the best way to load a resource from the current package?

I see that the
[`pkg_resources.Distribution`](http://packages.python.org/distribute/pkg_resources.html#distribution-
methods) object has a `get_resource_string()` method, but I am stuck on how to
use this: How do I get a `Distribution` object for the current package?


Answer: There is a convenience method at the top level of `pkg_resources` for this:

    
    
    import pkg_resources
    my_data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, "my_style.css")
    

