Changes in import statement python3

Question

I don\'t understand the following from pep-0404

In Python 3, implicit relative imports within packages are no longer available - only absolute impor

Answer 1

For relative imports see the documentation. A relative import is when you import from a module relative to that module's location, instead of absolutely from sys.path.

As for import *, Python 2 allowed star imports within functions, for instance:

>>> def f():
...     from math import *
...     print sqrt

A warning is issued for this in Python 2 (at least recent versions). In Python 3 it is no longer allowed and you can only do star imports at the top level of a module (not inside functions or classes).