On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 3:10:49 PM UTC-6, Chris Angelico wrote: > Also, if currentModule.py is pulling foo from modX, then modZ.py is an > implementation detail. You don't necessarily want to go straight > there; tracing the chain is more likely to be the correct behaviour. > Suppose modX.py actually looks like this: > > if 'posix' in some_magic: > import posixY as modY > elif 'nt' in some_magic: > import ntY as modY > else: > raise ImportError
Ha, well, along with my example, this is another good example of a very bad design ;-). It's a terrible sin to import a symbol through multiple modules, but to import a symbol through multiple modules *AND* redefine it along the way, well, that should be punishable by the fatal exception. No judge, no jury. Just swift, and absolute, justice. :-) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
