other python ideas

[Peter Schneider-Kamp]

Peter Gavin wrote:
> 
> Laurent POINTAL wrote:
> >
> > import string
> > _string = string
> > del string
> 
> This looks like a good idea.  Wouldn't it be useful to be able to do it
> in one step?
> It shouldn't be too hard to add a syntax similar to:
> 
> import string as _string

Why not use this:

_string = __import__("string",globals,locals,None)

is-syntactic-sugar-sweet-or-bitter-ly y'rs
Peter
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