[Python-Dev] ImportWarning flood (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed Jun 28 12:52:45 CEST 2006

Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve wrote:

If there is a consenus, I'd create a new exception ImportErrorNoModule(name) that is used consistently from all places. This would ensure uniformity of the message in the future.

A correction proposal should only be given if it is likely correct. There can be many reasons why an import could fail: there might be no read permission for the file, or the PYTHONPATH might be setup incorrectly.

IOW, a hint about a missing init.py should only be given if a directory with the name of module was found, but lacked an init.py (i.e. in the cases where currently a warning is produced).

Regards, Martin

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