[IronPython] IronPython 2 Bug: Module Name Lookup Broken

[Curt Hagenlocher]

You're using the version in the IronPython_2_0 folder, yes?

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>wrote:

> Hello guys,
>
> It looks like in source code drop 43712 module name lookup is broken if the
> name is also a .NET member name (presumably of Script or ScriptScope) and
> clr has not been imported.
>
> To reproduce have a pure python module called 'check.py' containing:
>
> def check(module):
>   print module.Keys
>
> If you also have a 'stuff.py' module containing:
>
> Keys = 3
>
> You get the following exception:
>
> >>> import stuff
> >>> from check import check
> >>> check(stuff)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>  File "C:\Dev\buildshare\Ipy2-43712-binaries\check.py", line 2, in check
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Keys'
>
> (Interestingly 'Keys' does appear in the dir of the module.)
>
> This is causing us problems in the use of unittest that does module
> introspection. It isn't blocking us as adding 'import clr' causes the
> problem to go away, but could well cause us other problems (we are still
> working our way through our last remaining 50 unit test failures in our
> IronPython 2 port.)
>
> I have raised this as issue number 19656 on Codeplex:
>
> http://www.codeplex.com/IronPython/WorkItem/View.aspx?WorkItemId=19656
>
> All the best,
>
> Michael Foord & Glenn Jones
> Resolver Systems
>
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