On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:16 AM Michael F. Stemper <mstem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 15/01/2021 14.01, Stefan Ram wrote: > > "Michael F. Stemper" <mstem...@gmail.com> writes: > > >> Of these, only EcmaScript has > >> Math.sqrt() as part of the language, and that could be partly > >> due to the fact that the language doesn't have any concept of > >> "import" or "include". > > > > You do not need to use the import statement in Python, > > but can also use the expression > > > > __import__( "math" ).sqrt( 4 ) > > I had no idea that syntax existed, and find it completely at odds > with The Zen of Python. I'm torn between forgetting that I ever saw > it and using it for some evilly-obfuscated code. >
Hehe, it's really nothing to do with the Zen; it's playing around with internals, so you get whatever you get. I recommend option #2. It is incredibly good fun. For added bonus obscurity, don't import a module directly; import it from some unrelated module, such as "from ast import sys" or "from base64 import re". ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
