import bottle.ext... not pythonic

example:

from bottle.ext import sqlalchemy

It is not very pythonic, we are bringing spells (not leaving explicit where the package comes from).

This python:

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Explicit is better than implicit.
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What’s your opinions?

[PyB1l]

I think that explicit import is the best way to go for many reasons. Although I believe that python “magic” could work in some scenarios to provide a nice API, in this case i agree that explicit import in this case is better. For instance:

1. New (python) users that chose bottle.py for a single project for it’s simplicity should not have to deal with this.

2. Decouple from package management: Instead of

from bottle.ext.jwt import JWTPLugin the equilevant

from bottle_jwt import JWTPlugin

is more clear. Image the confusion with two different plugins with similar name conventions.

[avelino]

@defnull what you opinion?