[Python-checkins] r43056 - peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt

Wed Mar 15 23:47:11 CET 2006

Author: guido.van.rossum
Date: Wed Mar 15 23:47:10 2006
New Revision: 43056
Modified:
 peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt
Log:
Discourage relative imports.
Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt
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--- peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt	Wed Mar 15 23:47:10 2006
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@
 
 - Relative imports for intra-package imports are highly discouraged.
 Always use the absolute package path for all imports.
- (However, once PEP 328 [7] is fully implemented, its style of
- explicit relative imports will be recommended.)
+ Even now that PEP 328 [7] is fully implemented in Python 2.5,
+ its style of explicit relative imports is actively discouraged;
+ absolute imports are more portable and usually more readable.
 
 - When importing a class from a class-containing module, it's usually okay
 to spell this
