On 15/01/2021 16.01, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:56 AM Michael F. Stemper <mstem...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 15/01/2021 15.26, Stefan Ram wrote:
"Michael F. Stemper" <mstem...@gmail.com> writes:
On 15/01/2021 14.01, Stefan Ram wrote:
__import__( "math" ).sqrt( 4 )
I had no idea that syntax existed, and find it completely at odds
with The Zen of Python. I'm torn between forgetting that I ever saw
it and using it for some evilly-obfuscated code.
When one collects snippets of Python code that are intended
to be inserted into programs, a snippet usually would have
to consist of two parts: One part to be inserted at the top
of the program, into the imports section, and then the actual
snippet.
"__import__" allows to write snippets that can be inserted
as they are without the need to do insertions at two different
places. (Possibly with a tool to later normalize the insertions
to the usual style.)
I'm not sure how that works. In Python, you can just put the imports
where you want them - why would the __import__ function be needed?
I have no idea what PEP-8 has to say on the subject. However, my coding
style *generally* puts all of the imports up front, right after the
prologue (program description, revision history, uzw).
I am confuzzed.
It's a common condition.
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