On 31 Mrz., 20:50, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote: > Nothing is added to sys.modules, except the __main__ module, unless > imported (which so are on startup).
Yes. The startup process is opaque but at least user defined modules are not accidentally imported. > > > Although the ceremony has been performed > > basically correct the interpreter god is not pacified and doesn't > > respond. > > But the import 'ceremony' has not been performed. There is no import ceremony. Imports are just stated in the source. There is a package ceremony for whatever reasons. > > But why not? Because it looks up for *living* imported > > packages in the module cache ( in sys.modules ). > > > I don't think there is any particular design idea behind it. The > > module cache is just a simple flat dictionary; a no-brainer to > > implement and efficient for look ups. > > This all dates to the time before packages and imports from zip files > and such. > > > But it counteracts a domain model. > > What is that? Object oriented programming. > > > All you are left with is those Finders, Loaders and Importers > > in Brett Cannons importlib. Everything remains deeply mysterious and I > > don't wonder that it took long for him to work this out. > > And your proposal is? I have still more questions than answers. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
