[mod_python] import failure

On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 06:24:03PM -0400, Graham Dumpleton wrote:
> Jim Gallacher wrote ..
> > David Bear wrote:
> > > does modpython support the syntax
> > > 
> > > import somemodulename as s
> > > 
> > > and then using 
> > > 
> > > s.somefunc()
> > 
> > yes
> 
> Of course, the reason being that if your version of Python that you are using
> supports it, then it will also be supported. Use an old enough version which
> does not support it, then it will not work. Presuming that is that those old
> versions of Python even work with mod_python.
> 
> Anyway, the point of this email is to say that the above even works when the
> new module importer in mod_python 3.3 is used. What this means is that if
> 'somemodulename' module was able to be imported as a reloadable module,
> modifying that module will still automatically cause a parent module it is
> imported in to be automatically reloaded even though the parent may not have
> changed. This is despite that the module name has been aliases to something
> else with the parent.
> 
> Are you having a specific problem which would make you ask this, as it would
> have been quite easy to write a test to see if it does or doesn't work?

I was attempting to do something that wasn't documented. I was hoping
to be able to

import somelongmodulename_version_1_2_3 as s
from s import *

but that doesn't work;-)


> 
> Graham

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