[Python-Dev] [python-committers] [RELEASED] Python 3.2 rc 1

[Mark Summerfield]

Hi Georg,

I can't be sure it is a bug, but there is a definite difference of
behavior between 3.0/3.1 and 3.2rc1.

Given this directory layout:

$ ls -R Graphics/
Graphics/:
__init__.py  Vector  Xpm.py

Graphics/Vector:
__init__.py  Svg.py

And these files:

$ cat Graphics/__init__.py 
__all__ = ["Xpm"]

$ cat Graphics/Xpm.py 
#!/usr/bin/env python3
XPM = 0

$ cat Graphics/Vector/__init__.py 
__all__ = ["Svg"]

$ cat Graphics/Vector/Svg.py 
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from ..Graphics import Xpm
SVG = 1

I can do the relative import with Python 3.0 and 3.1 but not with
3.2rc1:

$ python30
Python 3.0.1 (r301:69556, Jul 15 2010, 10:31:51) 
[GCC 4.4.4] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from Graphics.Vector import *
>>> Svg.SVG
1

$ python31
Python 3.1.2 (r312:79147, Jul 15 2010, 10:56:05) 
[GCC 4.4.4] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from Graphics.Vector import *
>>> Svg.SVG
1

$ ~/opt/python32rc1/bin/python3
Python 3.2rc1 (r32rc1:88035, Jan 16 2011, 08:32:59) 
[GCC 4.4.5] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from Graphics.Vector import *
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "Graphics/Vector/Svg.py", line 2, in <module>
    from ..Graphics import Xpm
ImportError: No module named Graphics

Should I report it as a bug or is this a planned change of behavior (or
was the original behavior wrong?).

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