[Python-Dev] Test for case-sensitive imports?

[Guido van Rossum]

> Hmm, apparently the flurry of changes to the case-checking code in
> import has broken the case-checks for the macintosh. I'll fix that,
> but maybe we should add a testcase for case-sensitive import?

Thanks -- yes, please add a testcase!  ("import String" should do it,
right? :-)

> And a related point: the logic for determining whether to use a
> mac-specific, windows-specific or unix-specific routine in the getpass 
> module is error prone.

Can you fix that too?

> Why these two points are related is left as an exercise to the reader:-)

:-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)