[IronPython] import * in exec

[Christian Muirhead]

Hi -

We have a case where we'd like to be able to use "from lib import *" in 
some code that is exec-ed with a context dictionary. This doesn't appear 
to work in IronPython:


ipy:

(func1 is defined in lib.py)
 >>> ctx = {}
 >>> exec("from lib import *", ctx)
 >>> ctx
{}
 >>> func1
<function func1 at 0x000000000000002B>


cpython:

 >>> ctx = {}
 >>> exec("from lib import *", ctx)
 >>> ctx
{massive amount of stuff, including names defined in lib}
 >>> func1

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<pyshell#8>", line 1, in <module>
     func1
NameError: name 'func1' is not defined


Thanks,
Christian

-- 
Christian Muirhead
Resolver Systems
christian.muirhead at resolversystems.com

Office address:     17a Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RD, UK
Registered address: 843 Finchley Road, London NW11 8NA, UK

Resolver Systems Limited is registered in England and Wales as company 
number 5467329.