[Python-checkins] r70376 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
brett.cannon
python-checkins at python.org
Sun Mar 15 03:18:42 CET 2009
Author: brett.cannon
Date: Sun Mar 15 03:18:41 2009
New Revision: 70376
Log:
Fix docs for __import__ that say the default for 'level' is -1; it's actually
0.
Modified:
python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst (original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst Sun Mar 15 03:18:41 2009
@@ -1207,9 +1207,8 @@
not use its *locals* argument at all, and uses its *globals* only to
determine the package context of the :keyword:`import` statement.
- *level* specifies whether to use absolute or relative imports. The default
- is ``-1`` which indicates both absolute and relative imports will be
- attempted. ``0`` means only perform absolute imports. Positive values for
+ *level* specifies whether to use absolute or relative imports. ``0`` (the
+ default) means only perform absolute imports. Positive values for
*level* indicate the number of parent directories to search relative to the
directory of the module calling :func:`__import__`.
@@ -1221,11 +1220,11 @@
For example, the statement ``import spam`` results in bytecode resembling the
following code::
- spam = __import__('spam', globals(), locals(), [], -1)
+ spam = __import__('spam', globals(), locals(), [], 0)
The statement ``import spam.ham`` results in this call::
- spam = __import__('spam.ham', globals(), locals(), [], -1)
+ spam = __import__('spam.ham', globals(), locals(), [], 0)
Note how :func:`__import__` returns the toplevel module here because this is
the object that is bound to a name by the :keyword:`import` statement.
@@ -1233,7 +1232,7 @@
On the other hand, the statement ``from spam.ham import eggs, sausage as
saus`` results in ::
- _temp = __import__('spam.ham', globals(), locals(), ['eggs', 'sausage'], -1)
+ _temp = __import__('spam.ham', globals(), locals(), ['eggs', 'sausage'], 0)
eggs = _temp.eggs
saus = _temp.sausage
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