On Sep 14, 4:43 am, Arnaud Delobelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 14, 10:29 am, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > cybersource.com.au> wrote: > > I have a function that needs a reference to the module object it is > > defined in. (For the reason why, if you care, see the thread "doctest not > > seeing any of my doc tests" from a week ago.) I know of two ways to deal > > with this problem, both of which feel unsatisfactory to me. Assume the > > name of the module is "Mod", then I can do either of these: > > > def foo(): > > import Mod > > process(Mod) > > > Disadvantage: If I change the name of the module, I have to remember to > > change the name of the module reference in foo() twice. > > > def foo(): > > modname = foo.__module__ > > module = __import__(modname) > > process(module) > > > Disadvantage: if I change the name of the function, I have to remember to > > change the reference to itself, but at least both changes are right next > > to each other. > > > Assume that changing the function name or the module name are both > > equally likely/unlikely. > > > Which do other people prefer? Which seems "better" to you? Are there any > > other alternatives? > > What about something like: > > sys.modules[__name__] ? > > -- > Arnaud
You're just worried about changing the module's name in the future. So use a global variable or function that you only have to change once. def Mod_mod( ): import Mod as Mod #<-- only one change needed return Mod def foo( ): process( Mod_mod( ) ) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
