Steven D'Aprano added the comment: That is not a bug, it is a feature. `eval` only evaluates *expressions*, not statements, and `import` is a statement. Neither of those is going to change.
Starting in Python 3.1, you could use `import_module`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importlib.import_module There's no really great solution for Python 2, you could use the built-in `__import__` function, but being a dunder function it is for Python's internal use, not really intended for normal use. Or write a small helper function: # untested, and beware of security implications! # don't use this on untrusted input def import_module(name): ns = {} exec("import " + name, ns, ns) return ns[name] Now you can use that function in `eval`. ---------- nosy: +steven.daprano resolution: -> not a bug status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue27757> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
