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

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Tue Jul 27 19:37:59 CEST 2004

On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 13:25, Tim Peters wrote:

Sure! Jim wants to distinguish "absenceness" from "brokenness" for some reason.

So, why doesn't imp.find_module() fit the bill?

Leaving insane module objects behind is harmful, and I'd like to repair that.

+1 (wishing I could vote with a higher score). Leaving broken modules in sys.modules is a recurring headache.

-Barry

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