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Last two entries in the programming FAQ are out of date (import related) #62234
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| BPO | 18034 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @brettcannon, @ezio-melotti, @bitdancer, @ericsnowcurrently |
| Dependencies | |
| Files |
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assignee = 'https://github.com/ezio-melotti'
closed_at = <Date 2014-08-04.16:37:33.557>
created_at = <Date 2013-05-22.17:35:15.547>
labels = ['type-bug', 'docs']
title = 'Last two entries in the programming FAQ are out of date (import related)'
updated_at = <Date 2014-08-04.16:37:33.555>
user = 'https://github.com/bitdancer'bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2014-08-04.16:37:33.555>
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closed_date = <Date 2014-08-04.16:37:33.557>
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components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2013-05-22.17:35:15.547>
creator = 'r.david.murray'
dependencies = ['17177']
files = ['36227']
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issue_num = 18034
keywords = ['patch']
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nosy_names = ['brett.cannon', 'ezio.melotti', 'r.david.murray', 'docs@python', 'python-dev', 'eric.snow', 'larstiq']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue18034'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.3', 'Python 3.4']
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bitdancer commentedon May 22, 2013
The second to last talks about the __import__ quirk with out calling __import__ out as deprecated. The last uses the imp module for reload.
ezio-melotti commentedon Jun 8, 2013
imp.reload() doesn't seem to be deprecated, and importlib.reload() doesn't exist. Is there another alternative or it just hasn't been moved somewhere else?
ezio-melotti commentedon Jun 8, 2013
FTR here is a link to the FAQs: http://docs.python.org/3/faq/programming.html#import-x-y-z-returns-module-x-how-do-i-get-z
brettcannon commentedon Jun 8, 2013
Hasn't been moved yet. And the __import__ question should probably be rephrased as "don't do this".
larstiq commentedon Aug 3, 2014
The attached patch changes the body of the import faq entry to suggest using
importlib.import_moduleinstead.python-dev commentedon Aug 4, 2014
New changeset 815f1a69283e by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.4':
bpo-18034: update FAQ to suggest importlib.import_module instead of __import__. Patch by Wouter van Heyst.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/815f1a69283e
New changeset f78ef3819d67 by Ezio Melotti in branch 'default':
bpo-18034: merge with 3.4.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/f78ef3819d67
New changeset 46c7a724b487 by Ezio Melotti in branch '2.7':
bpo-18034: update FAQ to suggest importlib.import_module instead of __import__. Patch by Wouter van Heyst.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/46c7a724b487
ezio-melotti commentedon Aug 4, 2014
Fixed, thanks for the patch!
The other FAQ got fixed in bpo-17177/3d3b9d456eb8.