[Python-Dev] other "magic strings" issues

[Michael Hudson]

Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> writes:

> I would love it if what happened really was something like:
>
>>>> from socket import *
>>>> print AF_UNIX
> socket.AF_UNIX
>>>> from errno import *
>>>> print EEXIST
> errno.EEXIST

I've had this idea too.  I like it, I think.  The signal module could
use it too...

Cheers,
mwh

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