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Re: Question about circular imports

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On 2/27/2012 1:16 AM, Frank Millman wrote:
>>
>> To avoid the tedious reference, follow this with
>> read = sound.formats.wavread # choose the identifier you prefer

I tested something like this with stdlib, but there must be some 
important difference I did not notice. It make be in the contents of 
__init__.py.

> @Terry and OKB
>
> I tried that, but it does not work.
>
> a.py
> /b
>      __init__.py
>      c.py
>     d.py
>
> a.py -
>      from b import c
> c.py -
>      import b.d
> d.py -
>      import b.c

How about import b.d as d, etc?

> If I run a.py, it returns with no error.
>
> c.py -
>      import b.d
>      d = b.d
> d.py -
>      import b.c
>      c = b.c
>
> If I run a.py, I get
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "F:\tests\a.py", line 1, in<module>
>      from b import c
>    File "F:\tests\b\c.py", line 1, in<module>
>      import b.d
>    File "F:\tests\b\d.py", line 2, in<module>
>      c = b.c
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'c'
>
> I get the same if I try 'import b.c as c'.

Try import b; c = b.c


-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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