[Python-Dev] Fix import errors to have data (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Wed Jul 28 19:26:41 CEST 2004

On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 12:53, Guido van Rossum wrote:

Um, importing a module is executing code.

Oh sure! (I didn't mean it in that sense ;).

Defining a class or method is executing code. Defining a module-global (or class) constant is executing code. Initializing a module-global variable. Etc. Where do you draw the line?

Actually, I wouldn't draw the line implicitly, but instead explicitly, but...

I don't think this can reasonably done. It would have to contain everything that's currently at module scope, which would defeat the purpose.

yah, you're probably right. Bleh.

-Barry

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