[Python-Dev] Bug in 2to3 concerning import statements?

[Greg Ewing]

It seems that 2to3 is a bit simplistic when it comes to
translating import statements. I have a module GUI.py2exe
containing:

    import py2exe.mf as modulefinder

2to3 translates this into:

    from . import py2exe.mf as modulefinder

which is a syntax error.

It looks like 2to3 is getting confused by the fact that
there is both a submodule and a top-level module here
called py2exe. But the original can only be an absolute
import because it has a dot in it, so 2to3 shouldn't be
translating it into a relative one.

Putting "from __future__ import absolute_import" at the
top fixes it, but I shouldn't have to do that, should I?

-- 
Greg