[Python-Dev] Relative import

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Tue Dec 16 20:16:18 EST 2003


> > > from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import generate, webOptions, \
> > >                                                 normalize, row_ops,   \
> > >                                                 summary
> > 
> > But I'm -0 on this change; I fear that someone accidentally adding a
> > trailing comma ... will be very puzzled
> 
> How about a "suite" of things to import?
> 
>   from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import:
>     generate, webOptions, normalize
>     row_ops, summary

Nah.  But I liked the suggestion seen here earlier of allowing
parenthesis:

from OPAL.Modules.Financial.Reports.COGS import (generate, webOptions,
                                          normalize, row_ops, summary)

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