[Python-Dev] Re: [Import-sig] Re: Proposal for a modified import mechanism.

[Gordon McMillan]

Barry wrote:

> Jim Fulton has an idea called "association object":
> 
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-January/001809.h
> tml

No, that post pretty much echoes what Greg said. Jim (IIRC) 
brought up using association objects to deal with circular 
imports, where both are of the "from" variety (which currently 
fails - one of them must be a plain import). Jeremy's right - it 
don't do squat for reload unless you make *all* references 
association objects (in which case it ain't Python).

- Gordon