[PyQt] Eric3 issue: importing modules with the same name as an Eric module

[Detlev Offenbach]

Hi Sundance,

thanks for the quarantined import. I'll include it in the eric4.1 development 
line. It'll be part of the next snapshot.

Regards,
Detlev

On Dienstag, 9. Oktober 2007, Sundance wrote:
> Sundance wrote:
> > As time allows, yes, with pleasure. No promise about how successful
> > it's gonna be, though, seeing as we're talking badass advanced snake
> > charming here; we'll see how that goes.
>
> ... Ooooookay.
>
> This was even worse than I imagined, but I'm done and, crazily enough,
> it seems to work.
>
> Here's how it works.
>
> 1) Drop the attached source file in the debugger's directory;
>
> 2) Surround the imports to be quarantined with the code that loads and
> turns the quarantined import on, then off. For instance:
>
> ---[ Unquarantined imports ]-------------------------------------------
> import A
> import B
> from C import D
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ... becomes...
>
> ---[ Quarantined imports ]---------------------------------------------
> from QuarantinedImport import quarantined_import
> quarantined_import.on()
>
> import A
> import B
> from C import D
>
> quarantined_import.off()
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> In Eric's case, that would make it:
>
> ---[ DebugClientBase.py excerpt ]--------------------------------------
> [...]
>
> from QuarantinedImport import quarantined_import
> quarantined_import.on()
>
> from DebugProtocol import *
> import DebugClientCapabilities
> from DebugBase import printerr
> from AsyncFile import *
> from Config import ConfigVarTypeStrings
> from FlexCompleter import Completer
>
> quarantined_import.off()
>
> [...]
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> And yeah, that's it.
>
> Warning: this tool is pure evil, it comes with no warranty whatsoever
> and may eat kittens and/or puppies. Also, if there's a module that does
> some very important things at load time that must only happen once, all
> hell will likely break loose if you import that module both inside and
> outside the quarantined zone. Consider yourself warned.
>
> Feedback very welcome!
>
> -- S.



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Detlev Offenbach
detlev at die-offenbachs.de