[Python-Dev] Relative import (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Tue Dec 16 13:43:46 EST 2003

On a related and minor note, can we please expand the grammar to allow from...import statements to continue to the next line after a trailing comma? For those of us with large, complex, and componentized projects, it would be very nice. e.g.:

from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import generate, webOptions, normalize, rowops, summary instead of: _from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import generate, webOptions, _ _normalize, rowops, _ summary

This has been a minor nit that bothers just under the threshold of fixing it myself. ;)

I guess this could be implemented by allowing [NEWLINE] after the comma in the grammar.

But I'm -0 on this change; I fear that someone accidentally adding a trailing comma (or leaving it in after some rearrangements) will be very puzzled at the syntax error that comes somewhere in the middle of the next statement:

from foo import bar,

bufsize = 12 ^syntax error

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