Callable modules?

[Paul Rubin]

bokr at oz.net (Bengt Richter) writes:
> >> If the main purpose of the module is to provide one function, I think
> >> it's cleaner to be able to import the module and call the function
> >> without special tricks.
> Or just use your own trick, e.g., given
> 
> ----< PR.py >------
> #PR.py for Paul Rubin
> def PR(): return 'Hi Paul'
> -------------------
> 
> Define one-line trick:
>  >>> def PRimport(name, locs=locals()): locs[name] = getattr(__import__(name),name)
>  ...
> 
> And use it thus
>  >>> PRimport('PR')
>  >>> PR
>  <function PR at 0x007D8FD0>
>  >>> PR()
>  'Hi Paul'

But that's another special trick, more hair to remember.  Why not just
do the obvious thing and make modules work the same way as other objects?