[Python-Dev] Relative import
Kevin Jacobs
jacobs at penguin.theopalgroup.com
Tue Dec 16 13:35:14 EST 2003
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> There is the remaining issue of what exactly the syntax would be. I
> propose to extend the from clause to allow one or more dots before the
> dotted name, and to make the dotted name optional if at least one
> leading dot is found. I propose not to change from-less import.
> Examples:
>
> from .foo import bar
> from .foo.bar import xxx
> from . import foobar as barfoo
> from ..foo.bar import *
> from ... import foobar, barfoo
>
> Grammar change (see Grammar/Grammar):
>
> dotted_name: NAME ('.' NAME)* | '.'+ [NAME ('.' NAME)*]
On a related and minor note, can we please expand the grammar to allow
from...import statements to continue to the next line after a trailing
comma? For those of us with large, complex, and componentized projects, it
would be very nice. e.g.:
from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import generate, webOptions,
normalize, row_ops,
summary
instead of:
from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import generate, webOptions, \
normalize, row_ops, \
summary
This has been a minor nit that bothers just under the threshold of fixing it
myself. ;)
Thanks,
-Kevin
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