[Python-Dev] Fix import errors to have data

[Greg Ewing]

Jim Fulton <jim at zope.com>:

>    try:
>        import foo
>    except ImportError:
>        # Configure for absense of foo
>        ...
>    else:
>        # Configure for presense of foo
>        ...
> 
> Unfortunately, this is a bug trap.

Maybe there's room for another creative use of 'else' here...

  import:
    foo
  else:
    # Configure for absense of foo

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