[Python-Dev] Multi-line import implementation (was: 2.4a2, and @decorators)

[Aahz]

>> My own gut feeling is that it's not important to allow parentheses on
>> "bare" (from-less) imports, since you can easily repeat the 'import'
>> keyword on a new line;
> 
> It might not be strictly necessary, but for consistency
> I think it should be alllowed.

Unless other support is forthcoming, this won't happen.

> By the way, rather than parentheses, I would prefer to
> be able to simply end the line with a comma and continue
> on to the next line:
> 
>   from Bubble import foo, spam, tomato,
>     grail, arthur, camembert

Rejected earlier on parsing grounds.  I've updated the PEP.
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