[Python-Dev] Peculiar import code in pickle.py

[Alexander Belopolsky]

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
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> Pulling from sys.modules is the correct way to do this. There are subtle
> issues when using a bunk fromlist argument (empty modules, double
> initialization, etc.). If one does not use importlib.import_module --
> written *specifically* to prevent people from doing the nasty hack with the
> fromlist -- then you should use the sys.modules approach, period. If
> import.c is not doing this then it should get fixed. You can assign me the
> issue if you want.

Please see http://bugs.python.org/issue9252 .