On 10/21/10 2:12 PM, Brendan wrote:
On Oct 21, 3:56 pm, Ethan Furman<et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
Jonas H. wrote:
On 10/21/2010 08:09 PM, Brendan wrote:
Two modules:
x.py:
class x(object):
pass
y.py:
from x import x
class y(x):
pass
Now from the python command line:
import y
dir(y)
['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__name__', '__package__',
'x', 'y']
I do not understand why class 'x' shows up here.
Because that's how `import` behaves. It imports *every* member of the
module into the importing module's global namespace (except for
attributes that start with an underscore).
Um, no. (unless you do "from<whatever> import *" at the module level)
What it does is add whatever you imported into the namespace where you
imported it.
Because y.py has "from x import x" the x class from x.py is added to the
y.py namespace.
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So what is usually done to prevent this? (In my case not wanting class
x added to the y.py namespace)
It seems sloppy.
You can explicitly delete it at the end of the file if you never reference it
from one of your methods.
Mostly though, it just doesn't matter much. I recommend leaving it alone. If you
want a nice, clean namespace for people to use, make a module (e.g. api.py) that
doesn't define any classes or functions but just imports them from their
defining modules.
--
Robert Kern
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
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