[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 328 -- relative and multi-line import

[Guido van Rossum]

> Guido van Rossum wrote:
>  > At least "from . import X" and "from .. import X" are completely
>  > clear and more levels up are not likely to occur in practice...
> 
> I have Aahz's revision ready to check in, but I'm unclear on one
> point.  Is the accepted/pronounced relative import syntax dots only,
> or can there be a branch too?  In other words, is the "Y" here
> acceptable (where Y is a sibling to the current module's package)?
> 
>      from ..Y import X

Yes.

> I think the PEP needs a clear statement (and examples) of which syntax
> **and semantics** have been chosen.

Ah, I haven't had the time to read the PEP carefully.  Apparently it
can use a better specification (like so many PEPs these days... :-( ).

Don't wait for me; it's clear that someone needs to do some more work
on this (if just to spell out what seems obvious).

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