Re: [Jython-users] "from A import *" Q

[Samuele P. <pe...@in...>]

Hi.

[Robert W. Bill]
> Hello,
> 
> I'm curious about the underscore import restriction- e.g, 
> >>> from A import * 
> when objects within "A" begin with a single underscore.
> 
> CPython excludes those objects prefixed with a single underscore,
> while Jython excludes those with 2 prefixing underscores only.
> I didn't see anything on "differences.html," in the bug-list, in
> mail archives, nor code comment that indicates this is
> intended.  Sorry if I've overlooked the obvious, but I
> was hoping someone could tell me if this is expected behavior,
> or if it could change anytime soon.
Thanks for reporting this, it's a bug and there's is another bug
related to the fact that the restriction is in-place even when
__all__ is set.

regards, Samuele Pedroni.