'import x as y' stops the show (was: Re: [Python-Dev] [Patch #101135] 'import x as y' and 'from x import y as z' (fwd))

[Peter Schneider-Kamp]

Peter Schneider-Kamp wrote:
> 
> -1 on the implementation. Although it looked okay on a first visual
>    inspection, it builds a segfaulting python executable on linux:
>       make distclean && ./configure && make test
>    segfaults when first time starting python to run regrtest.py.
>    Reversing the patch and doing a simple 'make test' has everything
>    running again.

Also note the following problems:

nowonder@mobility:~/python/python/dist/src > ./python
Python 2.0b1 (#12, Aug 10 2000, 07:17:46)  [GCC 2.95.2 19991024
(release)] on linux2
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
Copyright 1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
>>> from string import join
Speicherzugriffsfehler
nowonder@mobility:~/python/python/dist/src > ./python
Python 2.0b1 (#12, Aug 10 2000, 07:17:46)  [GCC 2.95.2 19991024
(release)] on linux2
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
Copyright 1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
>>> from string import join as j
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    from string import join as j
                             ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>  

I think the problem is in compile.c, but that's just my bet.

Peter
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