New submission from ProgVal: In Python 3.3 (I did not test with 3.4), sys.modules cannot be reassigned without breaking the import mechanism; while it works with Python <= 3.2.
Here is how to reproduce the bug: progval@Andromede:/tmp$ mkdir test_imports progval@Andromede:/tmp$ echo "from . import module" > test_imports/__init__.py progval@Andromede:/tmp$ echo "print('foo')" > test_imports/module.py progval@Andromede:/tmp$ python3.3 Python 3.3.1 (default, Apr 6 2013, 13:58:40) [GCC 4.7.2] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.modules = dict(sys.modules) >>> import test_imports Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "./test_imports/__init__.py", line 1, in <module> from . import module SystemError: Parent module 'test_imports' not loaded, cannot perform relative import >>> progval@Andromede:/tmp$ python3.2 Python 3.2.3 (default, May 6 2013, 01:46:35) [GCC 4.7.2] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.modules = dict(sys.modules) >>> import test_imports foo >>> ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 188901 nosy: Valentin.Lorentz priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: sys.modules cannot be reassigned type: behavior versions: Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue17953> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com