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authorBrett Cannon <brett@python.org>2012-04-14 18:10:13 (GMT)
committerBrett Cannon <brett@python.org>2012-04-14 18:10:13 (GMT)
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Issue #2377: Make importlib the implementation of __import__().
importlib._bootstrap is now frozen into Python/importlib.h and stored as _frozen_importlib in sys.modules. Py_Initialize() loads the frozen code along with sys and imp and then uses _frozen_importlib._install() to set builtins.__import__() w/ _frozen_importlib.__import__().
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@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 3?
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #2377: Make importlib the implementation of __import__().
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- Issue #1559549: ImportError now has 'name' and 'path' attributes that are set
using keyword arguments to its constructor. They are currently not set by
import as they are meant for use by importlib.