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Re: when to use import statements in the header, when to use import statements in the blocks where they are used?

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Date	2012-02-10 10:46 +0000
Subject	Re: when to use import statements in the header, when to use import statements in the blocks where they are used?
From	Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com>
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On 8 February 2012 01:48, Lei Cheng <pat.inside@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>    In a py file, when to use import statements in the header, when to use
> import statements in the blocks where they are used?
>    What are the best practices?
>    Thanks!

Aside from other answers: in some rare cases, importing within a
function can avoid circularity problems (e.g. A imports B which tries
itself to import A)

-- 
Arnaud

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Re: when to use import statements in the header, when to use import statements in the blocks where they are used? Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-02-10 10:46 +0000

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