Use and usefulness of the as syntax

[Mel Wilson]

candide wrote:

> First, could you confirm the following syntax
> 
> import foo as f
> 
> equivalent to
> 
> import foo
> f = foo
> 
> 
> 
> Now, I was wondering about the usefulness in everyday programming of 
the
> as syntax within an import statement. [ ... ]

It gives you an out in a case like

Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56) 
[GCC 4.4.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> os = 5      # number of 'o's
>>> import os as opsys
>>> os
5
>>> opsys
<module 'os' from '/usr/lib/python2.6/os.pyc'>

(This is an instance of what arnaud mentioned.)

	Mel.