using del() to 'unimport'

[Jp Calderone]

On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 04:25:28AM -0800, Donnal Walter wrote:
> 
> So my question is this: Is it an acceptable Python idiom to use del()
> at the end of a module to remove previously imported names from the
> global namespace as shown below? Is there a better alternative?
> 

  It's fine.  Note that 'del' is a keyword, and makes up part of a
statement, not a function (and part of an expression).

del Useful, Mixin1

  works just as well.

  Jp

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