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r74584 | brett.cannon | 2009-08-29 20:47:36 -0700 (Sat, 29 Aug 2009) | 3 lines
Have importlib raise ImportError if None is found in sys.modules. This matches
current import semantics.
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entries in sys.path_importer_cache. While this differs from semantics in how
__import__ works, it prevents any implicit semantics from taking hold with
users.
+ Ditch using arguments to super().
+ Ditch subclassing from object directly.
+ Move directory check out of chaining path hook to file path hook/finder.
+ Rename some classes to better reflect they are finders, not importers.
and relies much more on meta path finders to abstract out various parts of
import.
As part of this the semantics for import_module tightened up and now follow
__import__ much more closely (biggest thing is that the 'package' argument must
now already be imported, else a SystemError is raised).
Brett Cannon
Georg Brandl
Raymond Hettinger