New submission from Antti Haapala: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html#importing-from-a-package
says that "The import statement uses the following convention: if a package’s __init__.py code defines a list named __all__, it is taken to be the list of module names that should be imported when from package import * is encountered." However, of course this is not true. The behaviour is that `__all__` lists the names that are to be imported from the package with from package import *; only only those names that raise AttributeError at the time of import would be attempted to be imported as submodules. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 265990 nosy: docs@python, ztane priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Confusing text about __all__ in __init__.py in tutorial type: enhancement _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue27074> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
