Python modules with identical names (i.e., reusing standard module names in packages)

Question

Suppose I have a package that contains modules:

SWS/
  __init.py__
  foo.py
  bar.py
  time.py

and the modules need to refer to functions c

Answer 1

As others have said, this is generally a bad idea.

That being said, if you're looking for potential workarounds, or a better understanding of the problem, I suggest you read the following SO questions:

• Importing from builtin library when module with same name exists

• How to access a standard-library module in Python when there is a local module with the same name?