[Python-projects] When diagnosing wildcard import problems

[Sylvain Thénault]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 10:15:53PM -0600, skip at pobox.com wrote:
> 
> If I do something like this:
> 
>     from time import *
> 
> pylint rightfully complains about the wildcard import.  Later on it
> complains about all the elements of the time module which I failed to use,
> e.g.: 
> 
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import tzset from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import strptime from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import daylight from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import sleep from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import timezone from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import accept2dyear from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import clock from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import altzone from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import asctime from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:53: [W] Unused import mboxutils
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import localtime from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import mktime from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import time from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:33: [W] Unused import mailbox
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import ctime from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import struct_time from wildcard import
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Unused import tzname from wildcard import
> 
> It seems like it would be better to identify those attributes of the time
> module which I *did* use so it's easier to correct the import statement.  In
> fact, it might go so far as to suggest a replacement import statement:
> 
>     spambayes/oe_mailbox.py:40: [W] Suggest "from time import time, strftime"
> 
> or something similar.

http://www.logilab.org/ticket/6696

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