Use and usefulness of the as syntax

[candide]

Thanks to all




Le 12/11/2011 13:27, Chris Angelico a écrit :
 > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 10:56 PM, candide<candide at free.invalid>  wrote:
 >> import foo as f
 >>
 >> equivalent to
 >>
 >> import foo
 >> f = foo
 >>
 >
 > Not quite, it's closer to:
 >
 > import foo
 > f = foo
 > del foo
 >



Le 12/11/2011 13:43, Tim Chase a écrit :
 > On 11/12/11 05:56, candide wrote:
 >> First, could you confirm the following syntax
 >>
 >> import foo as f
 >>
 >> equivalent to
 >>
 >> import foo
 >> f = foo
 >
 > and the issuing "del foo"
 >




Correct, I missed this point : I didn't realize that importing is also 
binding.