On Wed, Jan 02, 2008, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > > The standard library, my personal code, third-party packages, and > my employer's code base are filled with examples of the following > pattern: > > try: > import threading > except ImportError: > import dummy_threading as threading > > How about a new, simpler syntax: > > * import threading or dummy_threading as threading
My gut reaction is -0. For starters, many of these should go away with Python 3.0 (e.g. cStringIO). Also, annoying as the try/except is, I think the fact that it signals the special import is helpful; your suggestion is too light-weight IMO. If you could devise something just a bit heavier, that would be much better. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ Weinberg's Second Law: If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
