[Python-Dev] PEP 395: Module Aliasing

[Steven D'Aprano]

Fred Drake wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:59 AM,  <exarkun at twistedmatrix.com> wrote:
>> Something to consider here is how this will interact with Python files which
>> are _not_ modules.  I'm a little uneasy about having sys.modules["trial"]
>> refer to the module defined by /usr/bin/trial.
> 
> I've long held the position that modules and scripts are distinct, and
> should never share a source file.  All the work that's going into
> dealing with this just reinforces my position.


Perhaps I've misunderstood something, but it seems to me that three out 
of the five problems described in the PEP have nothing to do with 
modules and scripts sharing the same file.



-- 
Steven