Basic 'import' problem

[Josiah Carlson]

> Thanks for that. It makes sense.
> 
> Now, if X.py imports Y.py and Y.py imports X.py, does this present any 
> fundamental problems? (e.g. something get initizlized twice...)

No, Python is smart about that.  However, realize that if you try to do 
anything with X in Y before X is done being imported, then Y will have 
issues.

Don't:
#in X.py
from Y import *

#in Y.py
from X import *

The above will result in Y getting a partial namespace update from X, 
really only getting everything initialized before the 'from Y import *' 
statement in X.py.

Won't work:
#in main.py
import X

#in X.py
import Y
def blah():
     pass

#in Y.Py
import X
X.blah()


Will work:
#main.py
import X
import Y
X.runme()
Y.runme()

#in X.py
import Y
def runme():
     print "calling Y.runyou"
     Y.runyou()

def runyou():
     print "called X.runyou"

#in Y.py
import X
def runme():
     print "calling X.runyou"
     X.runyou()

def runyou():
     print "called Y.runyou"


Notice in the last version, we allow the entirety of the function 
definitions and namespaces to be completely initialized by the time we 
call anything?  Yeah, that is another method.

  - Josiah