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

Greg Ewing greg at cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Thu Dec 18 00:04:37 EST 2003

Guido:

Hmm, maybe the current directory should be last? That way you can import your own modules except if they clash with the standard library. Hm, but there are so many standard library modules that it might still cause frequent complaints from mystified beginners.

Maybe in Python 3.0 the current directory should appear as a package with some standard name. Then applications could use relative imports to import their own modules, and absolute ones to import standard modules, without fear of conflict.

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