On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 5:08 PM, mda_ <donmorri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> system to be more modular. Is there even an efficient method in Python
>> of conditionally including code based on availability of prereqs? I
try:
import foo
except ImportError:
# do something to note that the module foo isn't available
>
> Since I'm a sage-noob, I don't know if my answer is relevant
> enough....However, the import statement in python, in general, has
> been misused in the past.
>
> An excerpt from "What's new in Python 3.1":
> http://docs.python.org/dev/py3k/whatsnew/3.1.html
>
> A new module, importlib was added. It provides a complete, portable,
> pure Python reference implementation of the import statement and its
> counterpart, the __import__() function. It represents a substantial
> step forward in documenting and defining the actions that take place
> during imports.
>
> (Contributed by Brett Cannon.)
>
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