PEP 328: Imports: Multi-Line and Absolute/Relative

aahz at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes:

> I'm a bit late with this, but better late than never...>> PEP: 328> Title: Imports: Multi-Line and Absolute/Relative

There are commas missing imo:

> Rationale for Parentheses> =========================>> Currently, if you want to import a lot of names from a module or> package, you have to choose one of several unpalatable options:>> * Write a long line with backslash continuations::>>       from Tkinter import Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text \>           LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END
      from Tkinter import Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text, \
          LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END

> * Write multiple ``import`` statements::>>       from Tkinter import Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text>       from Tkinter import LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END>> (``import *`` is *not* an option ;-)>> Instead, it should be possible to use Python's standard grouping> mechanism (parentheses) to write the ``import`` statement::>>     from Tkinter import (Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text>         LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END)
    from Tkinter import (Tk, Frame, Button, Entry, Canvas, Text,
        LEFT, DISABLED, NORMAL, RIDGE, END)
>> This part of the proposal already has BDFL approval.

Thomas