On 14/04/2018 06:27, Nick Coghlan wrote: > On 14 April 2018 at 13:28, Ken Hilton <kenlhil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> First of all, please excuse me if I'm presenting this idea in the wrong way >> or at the wrong time - I'm new to this mailing list and haven't seen anyone >> propose a new idea on it yet, so I don't know the customs. >> >> I have an idea for importing files with arbitrary names. Currently, the >> "official" way to import arbitrary files is to use the "imp" module, as >> shown by this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3137914/6605349 >> However, this method takes two function calls and is not as (aesthetically >> pleasing? is that the word?) as a simple "import" statement. > > Modules aren't required to be stored on the filesystem, so we have no > plans to offer this. > > `runpy.run_path()` exists to let folks run arbitrary Python files and > collect the resulting namespace, while if folks really want to > implement pseudo-imports based on filenames we expose the necessary > building blocks in importlib > (https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importing-a-source-file-directly) > > The fact that run_path() has a nice straightforward invocation model, > and the import emulation recipe doesn't is intended as a hint :) > > Cheers, > Nick. >
I generally love the current import system for "just working" regardless of platform, installation details, etc., but what I would like to see is a clear import local, (as opposed to import from wherever you can find something to satisfy mechanism). This is the one thing that I miss from C/C++ where #include <x> is system includes and #include "x" search differing include paths, (if used well). -- Steve (Gadget) Barnes Any opinions in this message are my personal opinions and do not reflect those of my employer. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
