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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:26:22 -0700
Subject: Forcing absolute package imports in 2.7?
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Hi all,

I'm reading Learning Python 4th Edition by Lutz. In the section on
relative package imports, he says: "In Python 3.0, the `import
modname` statement is always absolute, skipping the containing
package=92s directory. In 2.6, this statement form still performs
relative imports today (i.e., the package=92s directory is searched
first), but these will become absolute in Python 2.7, too.`

But in my own testing I'm not seeing this behavior. Was it not
included in 2.7 for fear of breaking too many programs?

Thanks!
- Mike