Re: Dynamically import specific names from a module vs importing full module

2016-08-23 Thread Malcolm Greene
Ned and Random832, Ned: Thank you - your example answered my question. Random832: Thank you for the reminder about "from import " still importing the module. Yes, I had forgotten that behavior. Best, Malcolm -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Dynamically import specific names from a module vs importing full module

2016-08-22 Thread Random832
On Mon, Aug 22, 2016, at 16:21, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Python 3.5: Is there a way to dynamically import specific names from a > module vs importing the full module? > > By dynamic I mean via some form of importlib machinery, eg. I'm looking > for the dynamic "from import " equivalent of "import

Re: Dynamically import specific names from a module vs importing full module

2016-08-22 Thread Ned Batchelder
On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 4:22:09 PM UTC-4, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Python 3.5: Is there a way to dynamically import specific names from a > module vs importing the full module? > > By dynamic I mean via some form of importlib machinery, eg. I'm looking > for the dynamic "from import " equiva

Dynamically import specific names from a module vs importing full module

2016-08-22 Thread Malcolm Greene
Python 3.5: Is there a way to dynamically import specific names from a module vs importing the full module? By dynamic I mean via some form of importlib machinery, eg. I'm looking for the dynamic "from import " equivalent of "import "'s importlib.import_module. Thank you, Malcolm -- https://mai