[Python-Dev] Add __exports__ to modules
Greg Stein
gstein@lyra.org
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 00:26:03 -0800
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 03:17:59AM -0500, Tim Peters wrote:
> [Greg Stein]
> > Simple question: so what?
> >
> > "Oh, no! My module exposes mod.sys! Oh, woe is me!" *snort*
>> Couldn't care less about the module author. It's the module user who has to
> sort this stuff out. "Don't use 'import *'" is good advice but not followed
> either, and after I do
>> from MyPackage import sys # intentionally exports its own sys
> from GregSnort import * # accidentally exports some other sys
>> madness ensues. Like I said, it's inelegant, and at best.
>> Simple question for you: what would __exports__ hurt? "Oh, no! Tim's
> module explicitly lists what it intended to export! Oh, woe is me!". Gimme
> a break.
hehe... adding __exports__ to your module is fine. Adding more crud to
Python, in opposition to the "we're all adults" motto, doesn't seem Right.
Somebody wants to use "from foo import *" on a module not designed for it?
Too bad for them. If you're suggesting __exports__ is to patch over problems
caused by "from foo import *", then I think you're barking up the wrong tree
:-)
Cheers,
-g
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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/