[issue44643] importing does not dispatch to __builtins__.__getitem__ to lookup __import__

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> added the comment:

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 10:24:34AM +0000, Patrick Reader wrote:
> It may be, but in that case, why do LOAD_BUILD_CLASS and things still use it?

They're allowed to use CPython implementation details because they are 
part of the CPython implementation.

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