Importing modules

[Marco Mariani]

Mudcat wrote:

> This is something I've wondered about for a while. I know that
> theoretically Python is supposed to auto-recognize duplicate imports;
> however I've run into problems in the past if I didn't arrange the
> imports in a certain way across multiple files.

I think you've probably had issues with circular imports (i.e. mutual 
dependencies), unless you can precisely remember what you were doing and 
what went wrong.

> As a result, I worry about conflicts that arise because something has been imported twice.
> So...I'm not sure if Python *always* gets this correct.

It doesn't import twice, and never did.

> Also, I understand what you're saying about the organization of files
> based on modules and maybe regrouping based on use. However I like the
> organization of my files to be a grouping of logical components in my
> application.

I can make up three or four different logical groupings in my 
applications... so what is 'logical' could not be the same for everyone, 
or from every point of view.