[Python-Dev] from __future__ syntax changed

[Guido van Rossum]

It looks like the syntax for "from __future__ import ..." changes in
Python 2.5.  I was playing around with Cheetah, and it stumbled over a
file with the following structure:

  # comments
  """ docstring """
  __author__ = "..."
  __version__ = "..."
  from __future__ import generators

Python 2.2 throug 2.4 accept this fine.

Perhaps the AST tree enforces stricter syntax for what can precede a
future statement? I think this should be fixed.

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