[Python-Dev] Add __exports__ to modules

[Ka-Ping Yee]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> Okay, how about this as a compromise first step?  Allow programmers to put
> __exports__ lists in their modules but don't do anything with them *except*
> modify dir() to respect that if it exists?

I'd say: Just have dir() and import * pay attention to __exports__.
Don't mess with getattr or __dict__.


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