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Re: Encapsulation in Python

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Rick Johnson wrote:
> Sure, that's reliable in most cases, but your argument
> assumes that the actual source code for the symbol exists in
> the module from which it was imported, when it could just as
> well exist N-levels below that that module, due to chained
> imports.

Unless the module is doing something obscure, you can
still find it by following the chain of imports. And
since Python culture encourages rather shallow
module nesting trees, the chain is usually fairly
short.

True, it's not *always* that easy, but in the vast
majority of cases it is. The situation is certainly
much better than what you have in e.g. a large C
project, where you get *no idea* where a particular
symbol may have come from by inspecting the source.

-- 
Greg

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Re: Encapsulation in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 08:27 -0700
  Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 16:45 -0800
    Re: Encapsulation in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 08:47 -0700
      Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 18:39 -0800
        Re: Encapsulation in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 09:44 -0700
          Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 19:11 -0800
          Re: Encapsulation in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-13 21:11 +1100
            Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 10:32 -0700
              Re: Encapsulation in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 15:09 -0600
              Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:23 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-14 22:07 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 22:20 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-14 22:40 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 23:19 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-14 23:56 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 11:12 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-15 00:54 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 11:58 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-15 01:22 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 13:02 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 00:28 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-15 01:10 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 12:23 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 04:41 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python rurpy@yahoo.com - 2016-03-14 17:17 -0700
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 11:25 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-15 13:06 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 13:14 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-15 13:40 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 21:08 -0700
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 00:47 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-15 13:46 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 11:56 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 04:36 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-15 13:01 +1100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 04:45 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-03-15 22:02 +0100
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 00:39 +0000
                Re: Encapsulation in Python BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-16 22:58 +0000
        Re: Encapsulation in Python sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2016-03-14 11:11 -0700
          Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 23:09 -0700
      Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 18:56 -0800
    Re: Encapsulation in Python Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-03-12 13:52 +1300
      Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 08:49 -0800
        Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-13 08:10 +1100
          Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 19:36 -0800
            Re: Encapsulation in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-13 15:05 +1100
        Re: Encapsulation in Python Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-03-14 12:35 +1300
          Re: Encapsulation in Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 15:55 -0700

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