xml.dom's weirdness?

[Stefan Behnel]

Lie wrote:
> I'm more concerned about the number of modules imported by making an
> error (from 30 on the startup to 187) and the side-effect of making an
> error, which makes modules such as xml.*/email.* that previously
> doesn't exist get imported out of the blue...

Using my system Python (2.5.1 on Ubunutu Gutsy):

  $ strace -e open python -c '' 2>&1 | wc -l
  551
  $ strace -e open python -c '<><<' 2>&1 | wc -l
  4631

Using a self-built Python I have lying around:

  $ strace -e open python2.3 -c '' 2>&1 | wc -l
  210
  $ strace -e open python2.3 -c '<><<' 2>&1 | wc -l
  214

  $ strace -e open python2.6 -c '' 2>&1 | wc -l
  138
  $ strace -e open python2.6 -c '<><<' 2>&1 | wc -l
  142

Blame Ubuntu/Debian.

Stefan