importing module from two packages with the same name

[David Garamond]

Aldo Cortesi wrote:
>> /home/david/usr/lib/python/Package1/Libra.pm  (1)
>> /home/david/proj/Proj1/lib/python/Package1/Scorpio.pm   (2)
> Meant to be .py, right? :)

yeah, sorry. been burning the midnight oil reading and writing perl 
lately :)

> The first recommendation here is, of course, is to eliminate
> your problem by refactoring your packages. If this is
> impossible, however, you may be able to do something like:
> 
> sys.path.insert(0, '/home/david/usr/lib/python')
> import Package1.Libra
> reload("Package1")
> sys.path.insert(0, '/home/david/proj/Proj1/lib/python')
> import Package1.Scorpio
> 
> But don't do this if you can help it.

thanks for the suggestion. i was actually thinking for "containers" to 
organize my modules in a hierarchical name. e.g, there's 
Internet.Mail.Message module and Internet.IRC.Server. these modules 
might be developed by me or by another person, but they follow a common 
topic hierarchy.

so yes, i'm looking for something like the package namespace in 
perl/ruby (e.g., Net::SMTP) instead of the more "vendor-oriented" nature 
of package system naming in python (e.g., ZopeCorp.Zope.Inquisition).

-- 
dave