[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 328 -- relative and multi-line import

[Aahz]

On Sat, Apr 03, 2004, Scott David Daniels wrote:
>
> One more (possibly unclear) case to consider:
>     import . as package
> Is this a way to name your parent package?

Nope.  All uses of relative imports require ``from <something> import``
(I think the PEP makes that clear).  You could, however, do

    from ... import package [as foo]

if Guido permits it; I want a Pronouncement on that before adding it to
the PEP.
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