[Python-Dev] If you shadow a module in the standard library that IDLE depends on, bad things happen

Laura Creighton lac at openend.se
Thu Oct 29 17:18:46 EDT 2015


In a message of Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:50:30 -0500, Ryan Gonzalez writes:
>Why not just check the path of the imported modules and compare it with the Python library directory?

My friend Åsa who is 12 years old suggested exactly this at the club.  If this
works then I will be certain to mention this to her.  I said that I would
ask 'how hard is this?'

Laura


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