update from Aahz

pep-0328.txt

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ PEP: 328
 Title: Imports: Multi-Line and Absolute/Relative
 Version: $Revision$
 Last-Modified: $Date$
-Author: Aahz <aahz@pythoncraft.com
+Author: Aahz <aahz@pythoncraft.com>
-Status: Draft
+Status: Accepted
 Type: Standards Track
 Python-Version: 2.4
 Content-Type: text/x-rst
 Created: 21-Dec-2003
-Post-History: 
+Post-History: 8-Mar-2004
 
 
 Abstract
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ package, you have to choose one of several unpalatable options:
 
 * Write a long line with backslash continuations::
 
-      from Tkinter import Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text \
+    from Tkinter import Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text, \
-          LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END
+        LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END
 
 * Write multiple ``import`` statements::
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ package, you have to choose one of several unpalatable options:
 Instead, it should be possible to use Python's standard grouping
 mechanism (parentheses) to write the ``import`` statement::
 
-    from Tkinter import (Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text
+    from Tkinter import (Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text,
         LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END)
 
 This part of the proposal already has BDFL approval.
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ Here are the contenders:
 
 * One from Guido::
 
-      from .foo import
+      from .foo import bar
 
   and ::
 
-      from ...foo import
+      from ...foo import bar
 
   These two forms have a couple of different suggested semantics.  One
   semantic is to make each dot represent one level.  There have been
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ Here are the contenders:
   "search up from current package directory until the ultimate package
   parent gets hit".)
 
+  Some people have suggested other punctuation as the separator, such
+  as "-" or "^".
+
+  Some people have suggested using "*"::
+
+      from *.foo import bar
+
 * The next set of options is conflated from several posters::
 
       from __pkg__.__pkg__ import
@@ -130,6 +137,26 @@ Here are the contenders:
   clear and explicit.  Overall, more people prefer ``__pkg__`` as the
   shorter option.
 
+* One suggestion was to allow only sibling references.  In other words,
+  you would not be able to use relative imports to refer to modules
+  higher in the package tree.  You would then be able to do either ::
+
+      from .spam import eggs
+
+  or ::
+
+      import .spam.eggs
+
+* Some people favor allowing indexed parents::
+
+      from -2.spam import eggs
+
+  In this scenario, importing from the current directory would be a
+  simple ::
+
+      from .spam import eggs
+
+
 * Finally, some people dislike the way you have to change ``import``
   to ``from ... import`` when you want to dig inside a package.  They
   suggest completely rewriting the ``import`` syntax::
@@ -160,12 +187,11 @@ Here are the contenders:
         import foo as bar, spam as ham searching XXX
 
 
-Open Issues
+Guido's Decision
-===========
+================
 
-The BDFL needs to decide which of the various options for relative
+Guido has Pronounced [1]_ that relative imports will use leading dots,
-imports works best.  Additional proposals are still welcome.  As
+one per level of parent.
-usual, Guido prefers reasons to histrionics.
 
 
 References
@@ -185,6 +211,8 @@ For more background, see the following python-dev threads:
 - `Another Strategy for Relative Import
   <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-December/041418.html>`__
 
+.. [1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-March/043739.html
+
 
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