How to derive import dependency structure

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> Sounds like make dependencies to me:
    >> 
    >> A.data : B.py A.py
    >>     python B.py             # writes A.data by side effect 

    Harald> Of course, but the point is how to generate makefile from the
    Harald> python sources.

*That* sounds like a job for makedepend or something similar.  Shouldn't be
too hard to write using a grep type model.  Alternatively you could probably
write something more robust using the parser module.  Take a look at the
"Information Discovery" example:

    http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/node467.html

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