Guido van Rossum wrote:
Let's first complete the requirements gathering. Are these requirements reasonable? Will they make an implementation too complex? Am I missing anything?
import d # from directory a/b/c/
import d # from directory a/b/c/
Since you were asking: I would like functionality equivalent to my latest import patch for a slightly different lookup scheme for module import inside packages to become a core feature. If it becomes a core feature I promise to never again start threads about relative imports :-) Here's the summary again: """ [The patch] changes the default import mechanism to work like this: try a.b.c.d try a.b.d try a.d try d fail instead of just doing the current two-level lookup: try a.b.c.d try d fail As a result, relative imports referring to higher level packages work out of the box without any ugly underscores in the import name. Plus the whole scheme is pretty simple to explain and straightforward. """ You can find the patch attached to the message "Walking up the package hierarchy" in the python-dev mailing list archive. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg ______________________________________________________________________ Y2000: 42 days left Business: http://www.lemburg.com/ Python Pages: http://www.lemburg.com/python/