[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-440017 ] SystemError when importing packages

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Bugs item #440017, was opened at 2001-07-10 04:53
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Platform-specific
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: M.-A. Lemburg (lemburg)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: SystemError when importing packages

Initial Comment:
Python 2.1 (haven't checked older versions) on Windows has a problem with importing packages with a 
case mismatch in the name, e.g. trying to import the package "encodings" using the name "Encodings" 
gives you the following error:

>>> import Encodings
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in ?
    import Encodings
SystemError: NULL result without error in call_object
>>> 

It should ideally output:

ImportError: No module named Encodings (case-mismatch)


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