combining namespaces when importing two modules

[Donnal Walter]

I would like to be able to write something like:

import dcw as dw
import xyz as dw

such that the 'dw' namespace includes definitions from both dcw and xyz,
but in the script above names from dcw1 are lost. How can I combine the
two? (I'd rather not use 'import *'.) Thanks.

Best regards,
Donnal Walter
Arkansas Children's Hospital

 

[Peter Hansen]

I would like to be able to write something like:

import dcw as dw
import xyz as dw

such that the 'dw' namespace includes definitions from both dcw and xyz,
but in the script above names from dcw1 are lost. How can I combine the
two? (I'd rather not use 'import *'.) Thanks.

This sounds really gross and dangerous, but you could do this, and it
might even work. I wouldn't recommend it, but without knowing your use
case I can't say what I'd recommend instead.

import dcw as dw
import xyz as _
dw.__dict__.update(_.__dict__)
del _


-Peter