En Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:56:21 -0300, <simon.wo...@gmail.com> escribió:
I don't suppose anyone has any idea why it seems to be impossible to
import any file which starts with a number? You get a syntax error,
whether the file exists or not.
You don't import a file, you import a module. And a module name is an
identifier:
http://docs.python.org/reference/simple_stmts.html#the-import-statement
Identifiers must begin with a letter or underscore.
(Standalone scripts that aren't supposed to be imported don't have to obey
this rule, like 2to3.py)
Is this just me, or has anyone else run into it? Is it a known bug?
(If so, I can't find it on a bug tracker or in any Google searches).
It's not a bug. Suppose you have a file '1.py' and you could write:
import 1
x = 1
Does x refer to the integer 1 or the module 1?
It's a bit annoying, as I have an enforced naming scheme. Any way
round it?
You might use a prefix in all these modules. Or just an _ in front of the
ones that start with a number. But remember that a module name must obey
both your filesystem rules for file names and Python rules for
identifiers: letters A-Z (unless you're using Python 3), digits, _.
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