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[Python-Dev] Advice in stat.py

[Python-Dev] Advice in stat.py [Python-Dev] Advice in stat.pyGuido van Rossum guido@zope.com
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:14:36 -0400
> > > Suggested usage: from stat import *
> > > 
> > > Is ths still the suggested usage?
> > 
> > I don't see why not.
> 
> My understanding was that it's generally considered Bad Form to do this
> at module level, while doing it at function level is tricky (or a
> performance hit? whatever...) because of nested scopes.

Generally yes, but there's an explicit disclaimer "unless the module
is written for this".  And stat.py is (hence the recommendation in the
docstring).

Inside a function, from ... import * is always bad form.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)



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