[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-406642 ] 2.1b1 from socket import* omits errorTab

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Bugs item #406642, was updated on 2001-03-07 01:40
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Ernie Sasaki (esasaki)
>Assigned to: Skip Montanaro (montanaro)
Summary: 2.1b1 from socket import* omits errorTab

Initial Comment:
Under Win98SE, if you say "from socket import *" at an 
interactive python 2.0 prompt, you can see errorTab in 
what dir() returns. 

With a 2.1b1 interactive prompt, if you do the same 
exact thing no errorTab is in the list. However, if 
instead you say import socket and then dir(socket), 
errorTab appears.

Not sure if this is a bug but it sure sent me on a 
wild goose chase for a while. I don't think this is 
correct Nested Scopes related behavior but I admit I 
haven't fully understood this new feature.

This came up because I've been using the 
timeoutsocket.py module from the Vaults of Parnassus 
for a few weeks. It imports from socket. In a 
different module I (very non-portably), then format an 
nice error message based on the contents of errorTab. 
This code now is broken under 2.1b1.


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