[Python-Dev] cpython: Issue #15168: Move importlb.test to test.test_importlib.

[R. David Murray]

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:12:26 +0200, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:49:03 +0200 (CEST)
> brett.cannon <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> > diff --git a/Lib/importlib/test/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/__init__.py
> > rename from Lib/importlib/test/__init__.py
> > rename to Lib/test/test_importlib/__init__.py
> > --- a/Lib/importlib/test/__init__.py
> > +++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/__init__.py
> > @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
> >  import os
> >  import sys
> > +from .. import support
> 
> I don't know if I'm only speaking for myself, but I really have trouble
> parsing non-trivial relative imports, and I personally prefer when
> people use absolute imports (e.g. "from test import support").

Agreed.  I don't see that there is any reason to use relative
imports in the stdlib.

--David