Re: import in Python3.3

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On 3/24/2013 7:12 PM, Fabian von Romberg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a package name collections and inside of my package I want to
> import the collections package from the standard library, but there
> is name conflicts.

Yes. I strongly advise against trying to do this.

> How do I import explicitly from the standard library?

Manipulate sys.path. If you don't know how, either read about sys.path 
(see index) or don't do it.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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Re: import in Python3.3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-26 03:04 -0400
  Re: import in Python3.3 rocky <rocky@gnu.org> - 2013-03-26 08:37 -0700
    Re: import in Python3.3 Phil Connell <pconnell@gmail.com> - 2013-03-26 21:16 +0000
    Re: import in Python3.3 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@gnu.org> - 2013-03-26 18:24 -0400
    Re: import in Python3.3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-26 23:06 +0000
      Re: import in Python3.3 rocky <rocky@gnu.org> - 2013-03-26 17:33 -0700
  Re: import in Python3.3 rocky <rocky@gnu.org> - 2013-03-26 08:37 -0700

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