On Apr 19, 2006, at 10:03, Zachery Bir wrote: > On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:53 PM, Christopher Barker wrote: > >> corporate user wrote: >>> I'm forming the opinion that >>> "from XXX import *" should be banned from all introduction, tutorial >>> and example materials. >> >> Actually, it should be banned from virtually ALL user code! But >> tutorial >> and examples are a start! > > It has a strong place in PyObjC, where we're putting our natural > inclination for multi-layered namespaces aside to fit in with the > conventions of ObjC's single namespace. At least there (in PyObjC's > context), it's a natural fit, and I'd much rather it continue to be > presented as the convention. > > I know you said "virtually", but given the fact this is the pythonmac > mailing list, and PyObjC plays (at least for me) a very big part of > the Python on Mac landscape, I'd hate to see a ban on what is > arguably a harmless (and very timesaving!) use of "from x import *".
It is fine in modules where the scoping and namespaces are thoughtfully implemented. Banning is too strong a word. It kind like a hand grenade--really dangerous for the unskilled, but man when you need one, you really need one ;-) Beginner's should be cautioned and receive qualified instruction before using: i.e. it should be documented ;-) _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
