[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-417093 ] Case sensitive import on windows

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Bugs item #417093, was updated on 2001-04-18 09:09
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Case sensitive import on windows

Initial Comment:
Consider the following files in the current directory:

Spam.py
spam/__init__.py

Using python 2.0:

Python 2.0 (#8, Oct 16 2000, 17:27:58) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import Spam
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
NameError: Case mismatch for module name Spam
(filename spam)
>>> import spam; print spam
<module 'spam' from 'spam\__init__.py'>
>>>

Using python 2.1:

Python 2.1c2 (#14, Apr 15 2001, 21:29:05) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import Spam
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
SystemError: NULL result without error in call_object
>>> import spam; print spam
<module 'spam' from 'spam\__init__.py'>
>>>


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