[Python-Dev] Import semantics?

[Ethan Furman]

Eric V. Smith wrote:
> On 6/8/2012 6:41 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
>> Dan Stromberg wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
>>> Dan Stromberg wrote:
>>>> Did the import semantics change in cpython 3.3a4?
>>>>
>>>> I used to be able to import treap.py even though I had a treap
>>>> directory in my cwd.  With 3.3a4, I have to rename the treap
>>>> directory to see treap.py.
>>> Check out PEP 420 -- Implicit Namespace Packages
>>> [http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/]
>>>
>>>
>>> Am I misinterpreting this?  It seems like according to the PEP, I
>>> should have still been able to import treap.py despite having a
>>> treap/.  But I couldn't; I had to rename treap/ to treap-dir/ first.
>>>
>>> During import processing, the import machinery will continue to
>>> iterate over each directory in the parent path as it does in Python
>>> 3.2. While looking for a module or package named "foo", for each
>>> directory in the parent path:
>>>
>>>         * If <directory>/foo/__init__.py is found, a regular package is
>>>           imported and returned.
>>>         * If not, but <directory>/foo.{py,pyc,so,pyd} is found, a module
>>>           is imported and returned. The exact list of extension varies
>>>           by platform and whether the -O flag is specified. The list
>>>           here is representative.
>>>         * If not, but <directory>/foo is found and is a directory, it is
>>>           recorded and the scan continues with the next directory in the
>>>           parent path.
>>>         * Otherwise the scan continues with the next directory in the
>>>           parent path.
>> I do not understand PEP 420 well enough to say if this is intentional or
>> a bug -- thoughts?
> 
> I missed the beginning of this discussion and I need some more details.
> What directories are on sys.path, where do treap.py and treap/ appear in
> them, and is there an __init__.py in treap? At first blush it sounds
> like it should continue working.
> 
> If you (Dan?) could re-create this in a small example and open a bug,
> that would be great.
> 
> Eric.