[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 751f28564a45 by R David Murray in branch '2.7': Closes #9254: backport __import__ docstring/doc mentions of importlib. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/751f28564a45 -- resolution: -> fixed stage: commit review -> committed/rejected status:

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 7bfc0a45542c by Éric Araujo in branch '3.2': Let the doc of __import__ link to importlib (#9254). http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7bfc0a45542c New changeset 4a6cb2d9e906 by Éric Araujo in branch 'default': Merge from 3.2 (#9254, #8982, #9788) http

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Changes by Éric Araujo : Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file22793/__import__-mention-importlib-2.7.diff ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Éric Araujo added the comment: Patch committed in 3.2. Attached patch ports the docstring change to 2.7 and edits the reST docs, please approve. -- assignee: docs@python -> eric.araujo ___ Python tracker

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Brett Cannon added the comment: Patch looks good to me. -- stage: needs patch -> commit review ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Éric Araujo added the comment: The docstring of __import__ was updated to mention importlib in 3d490c3a019e, for #7397. Attached patch edits the docs. -- keywords: +patch versions: -Python 3.1 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file22629/__import__-mention-importlib.diff ___

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

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[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

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[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Éric Araujo added the comment: More rationale for not using a dummy fromlist, from Brett Cannon: “Pulling from sys.modules is the correct way to do this. There are subtle issues when using a bunk fromlist argument (empty modules, double initialization, etc.). If one does not use importlib.impor

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

Changes by Alexander Belopolsky : -- assignee: -> d...@python components: +Documentation nosy: +d...@python stage: -> needs patch type: -> feature request ___ Python tracker __

[issue9254] __import__ docstring should recommend importlib.import_module()

New submission from Alexander Belopolsky : On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Brett Cannon wrote [1]: .. > I say this every time I give an import talk and it has been brought up here > before but obviously not everyone catches it (which is understandable as I > think when it came up on python-dev i