thomas wouters fgxflgpythonorg tue mar 18 2008 832 guido van rossum wrote dont recall reason may simply due complexity possibly would made _import__ api even uglier dont recall issues cant imagine resolved fromlist even considered way find right package import importing instead set names problem im fine removing restriction use case compelling tue mar 18 2008 1023 martin v löwis wrote relative star import current get syntaxerror import allowed whats reason restriction ok remove encountered issue porting django djangonewforms__init__py widgets import fields import forms import models import 3k needs change widgets import fields import forms import models import still wont work syntax error one solution would make import explicit tedious unmaintainable eg widgets line would widgets import widget textinput passwordinput hiddeninput multiplehiddeninput fileinput datetimeinput textarea checkboxinput select nullbooleanselect selectmultiple radioselect checkboxselectmultiple multiwidget splitdatetimewidget regards martin _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list python3000pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000guido40pythonorg guido van rossum home page httpwwwpythonorgguido _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list python3000pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000thomas40pythonorg thomas wouters hi im signature virus copy signature file help spread wed 06 aug 2008 061136 0700 python3000 foo import