Python: Disabling relative import

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

I'm using Python 2.6.

I only use absolute imports in my application. Now I have this:

myapp 
  |
   -- myscript 
   -- json
        |
         -- anotherscript.py

In myscript, I have:

import json
import myapp.json.anotherscript

Because of Python relative import mechanism, import json does not import the built-in library as I want, but my custom json package into current namespace.

Is there a way to disable relative imports in Python or at least a hack to avoid it in this case? Otherwise, i'll have to rename my package to something else that does not make so much sense as jsonutils.

Thanks in advance.

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Why do you want to avoid from . import json? That syntax was introduced to solve your problem! Anyway, as a rule, never ever name a module like a built-in. – Bakuriu

1 Answers

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from __future__ import absolute_import

Described in PEP-328