is there a way to warn about missing modules *without* running python?

[lkcl]

On Jun 5, 7:24 pm, Terry Reedy <tjre... at udel.edu> wrote:
> On 6/5/2010 9:42 AM, lkcl wrote:
>
> > if someone could perhaps explain this (in a different way from me), in
> > the context of "python the programming language" and "python the
> >http://python.orginterpreter", i.e. having absolutely nothing to do
> > withpyjamas, i would be most grateful, and it would benefit that
> > user's understanding of python.
>
> I do not know the background of your user, but here is my try:
> Loading a Python module at runtime is like loading a song, picture, or
> web page. An import statement is like a web page link.

 thank you, terry - that's a good analogy.

 l.