__import__ Confusion

[scott.bronson.nelson]

Can someone explain to me what's going on here?

__import__('some.package.module', {}, {}, [])

__import__('some.package.module', {}, {}, [''])

<module 'some.package.module' from 'some/package/module.py'>

(Note that '' is two single quotes)

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Benjamin Peterson]

Can someone explain to me what's going on here?

__import__('some.package.module', {}, {}, [])

__import__('some.package.module', {}, {}, [''])

<module 'some.package.module' from 'some/package/module.py'>

As documented [1], unless fromlist is not empty, the first module is returned.
Use the solution at the end of the docs to get around this.


[1] http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#__import__