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Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 22:15:19 +1100
Subject: Re: Style question: Importing modules from packages - 'from' vs 'as'
From: Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com>
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On 3 December 2014 at 22:02, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> import os.path as path
> from os import path
>

Bah - deleted the list and sent directly to Chris ... time to go to bed.

The advantage of the former is that if you want to use a different name,
it's a smaller change. But the disadvantage of the former is that if you
*don't* want to rename, it violates DRY (don't repeat yourself).

The difference is so marginal that I'd leave it to personal preference, and
wouldn't pull someone up for either in a code review.

Tim Delaney

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3=
 December 2014 at 22:02, Chris Angelico <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:rosuav@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rosuav@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style=
:solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
import os.path as path<br>
from os import path<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Bah - deleted the l=
ist and sent directly to Chris ... time to go to bed.</div><div><br></div><=
div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The advantage of =
the former is that if you want to use a different name, it&#39;s a smaller =
change. But the disadvantage of the former is that if you *don&#39;t* want =
to rename, it violates DRY (don&#39;t repeat yourself).<br></div><div style=
=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The difference is so margi=
nal that I&#39;d leave it to personal preference, and wouldn&#39;t pull som=
eone up for either in a code review.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Tim De=
laney=C2=A0</div></div></div></div>

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