2.1.1 global weirds

[Just van Rossum]

Robin Becker wrote:

> I have difficulty in understanding why the
>  print n, len(getStory()), len(_story)
> always prints n, 0, 0
> 
> why is b2.getStory not getStory? Is it because importing from a isn't
> the same as the importing from the __main__ module?

Exactly. The script is implicitly the __main__ module, and "import a"
results in a new module.

> What is the correct way to import from the main script?

"import __main__" should work, but I'm not sure that's a wise thing to do...

Just