[Python-Dev] _sre as part of python.dll

[Christian Tismer]

Duncan Booth wrote:
...

> _sre is used by any application that imports 'os'. That (IMHO) is almost 
> every non-trivial Python program.

Sure? Then try this in a Windows shell:

"""
D:\>\python22\python
hey this is sitepython
Python 2.2.1 (#34, Apr  9 2002, 19:34:33) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import sys
 >>> for i in sys.modules: print i
...
stat
__future__
copy_reg
os
signal
site
__builtin__
UserDict
sys
sitecustomize
ntpath
__main__
exceptions
types
nt
os.path
 >>>
"""

As you can see, os is imported by the startup code, already.
(Which I didn't know!)
Furthermore, os didn't cause an import of _sre.

ciao - chris


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