[Python-Dev] Relative import bug?

[Thomas Heller]

Consider a package containing these files:

a/__init__.py
a/b/__init__.py
a/b/x.py
a/b/y.py

If x.py contains this:

"""
from ..b import y
import a.b.x
from ..b import x
"""

Python trunk and Python 2.5 both complain:

Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Sep 19 2006, 09:52:17) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import a.b.x
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "a\b\x.py", line 2, in <module>
    from ..b import x
ImportError: cannot import name x
>>>

A bug?

Thomas