[Python-ideas] problems with import

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Neal Becker writes:

 > I think the semantics we'd want is that the 2 trees are effectively
 > merged, with the local overriding in the event of a conflict

Maybe.  XEmacs does such overriding, and my experience is that users
expect DWIM behavior (the "best" version gets used).  Typically local
trees get out of date and may not be compatible with newer versions of
the main tree updated by the OS's PMS, etc.  It makes things hard to
diagnose.