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Gerald Britton wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Today I was thinking about a problem I often encounter.  
> [snip]
>
> 1. You need to call this thing many times with different arguments, so
> you wind up with:
>
>    x = some.deeply.nested.object.method(some.other.deeply.nested.object.value1)
>    y = some.deeply.nested.object.method(some.other.deeply.nested.object.value2)
>    z = some.deeply.nested.object.method(some.other.deeply.nested.object.value3)
> [snip]
> --
> Gerald Britton
>   
This is not solved by style but by design.
You simply don't use too much nested objects. That's a sign of something 
wrong in your overall object model.

Since I do not encounter this problem as often as you are, I guess it is 
a matter of habbits.

however, considering what

"import a.module.that.is.quite.nested as myModule"

is doing, I guess using a local variable to store your nested method is 
just fine.

JM