New submission from Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: The documentation for __import__ says that it primarily exists "so that you can replace it with another function that has a compatible interface, in order to change the semantics of the import statement". http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html
That is no longer the case. The recommended way to do that is with the new import hooks, and the docs should reflect that. A common use for __import__ is for when you don't know the module name until runtime. That too should be mentioned. ---------- assignee: georg.brandl components: Documentation messages: 76582 nosy: georg.brandl, stevenjd severity: normal status: open title: __import__ documentation obsolete _______________________________________ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4457> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
