[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #115528] import creates extra modules if in working directory

[noreply@sourceforge.net]

Bug #115528, was updated on 2000-Sep-27 20:08
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Core
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Summary: import creates extra modules if in working directory

Details: Given the directory structure:

lib/
    foo/
         __init__.py
         bar.py

and PYTHONPATH includes lib

If my current working directory is lib/foo, then
>>> import bar
>>> print bar.__file__
bar.py
>>> import foo.bar
>>> print foo.bar.__file__
lib/foo/bar.py
>>> print bar == foo.bar
0

I think that any one file should produce only one module at runtime and this behavior is wrong.

The reason I am trying to count on file-module mapping is because I was to index some behavior by class, and if I can't count on classes from the same file testing identical then I'm stuck.

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http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=115528&group_id=5470