How to keep a module with the same name as a module it is importing from importing itself?

[Laszlo Zsolt Nagy]

>In my package, myapp, I have a module, logging.py.  That module,
>naturally, imports the library module logging with an 'import logging'
>statement.  However, when I use 'import myapp.logging' in my script,
>the myapp.logging module tries to import itself rather than the library
>logging module.
>
>How can I prevent this from happening other than using a name that
>doesn't conflict?
>  
>

Did you try the built-in 'imp' module?

http://docs.python.org/lib/module-imp.html

I believe that 'load_module' is your very best friend. :-)

Another idea: rename your modules so they do not conflict with standard 
modules.
Best,

   Laci 2.0


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