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Re: Question about circular imports

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OKB (not okblacke) wrote:
>     	Anyway, testing this just reinforced my distaste for circular 
> imports.  Just trying to think about how it ought to work with a 
> importing c but then c and d importing each other makes my brain hurt.  
> Refactoring the files so that common code is in a separate library 
> imported by both is easier to understand, and has the nice side bonus 
> that it works.
> 

+1 QOTW

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Re: Question about circular imports "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2012-02-27 08:16 +0200
  Re: Question about circular imports "OKB (not okblacke)" <brenNOSPAMbarn@NObrenSPAMbarn.net> - 2012-02-28 03:55 +0000
    Re: Question about circular imports Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-02-28 09:58 -0800

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