On May 27 2016, Brendan Barnwell <brenbarn-OJtuk2o/0Ank1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
On 2016-05-27 08:09, Nikolaus Rath wrote:
Very true. But as someone else already said (I can't find the email right now), we have a different construct that everyone is familiar with and that's easily adapted for this situation:
from dict context import active_id, active_ids, active_model
or more general:
"from dict" <expr> "import" <identifier list>
Everyone knows that "from .. import .." modifies the local namespace. We just have to extend it to work not just on modules, but also on dictionaries.
One problem with this is that currently "from" doesn't operate on names or objects. It operates on module paths. You can't do this:
import somepackage as othername from othername import something
(You'll get "No module named othername".)
If we change this
I'm not proposing to change this. I'm proposing to add a new "from dict <foo> import <bar>" statement that provides the new functionality. Best, -Nikolaus -- GPG encrypted emails preferred. Key id: 0xD113FCAC3C4E599F Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.«