[Python-Dev] Some comments on PEP 328 (absolute/relative imports) (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Tue Apr 6 21:52:51 EDT 2004

On Tue, Apr 06, 2004, Barry Warsaw wrote:

On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 10:16, Aahz wrote:

Rationale for Absolute Imports ============================== In Python 2.3 and earlier, if you're reading a module located inside a package, it is not clear whether :: import foo refers to a top-level module or to another module inside the package. As Python's library expands, more and more old modules suddenly shadow builtin modules by accident. As Python's library expands, more and more existing package internal modules suddenly shadow standard library modules by accident.

Done. Seems that the final remaining issue is the meaning of "." inside init.py -- does it refer to the current package or the parent? Guido, if you don't want to Pronounce, I'll post to c.l.py requesting feedback.

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