PEP 328 update

[Scott David Daniels]

Aahz wrote:

> PEP 328 (``import`` changes) has been updated and is available at
> http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0328.html
> 
> Comments on the revised version are welcome.  One area where feedback is
> particularly desired is on the frequency of relative imports inside
> packages in current code, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of
> all imports.

I am unclear as to why "import ..moduleA as A" is not allowed.  The only
rationale given for disallowing relative imports like "import .foo" is 
that .foo is unacceptable as a name.  I'd propose a mandatory AS-clause
if the MODULE begins with a period.

This would allow me to do something like "import . as mypackage" -- a 
case which is perhaps unnecessary.  I just found the "must use the
from-style imports" surprising (I agree the change is not vital).

-- 
-Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org