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"If you've ever use Node or Python you've used CommonJS modules" Huh? Python, really?

• joeyespo 15y ago
  I could be wrong, but I imagine he's referring to the module concept. Not CommonJS itself. (Or perhaps referring to skulpt.org, but I doubt that.)
  • maccman 15y ago
    Yes, that's correct. Importing is similar to require(), although there's no explicit exporting.
    • MBlume 15y ago
      setting module-level __all__ can modify what gets pulled in a wild import, but that's about it.
      • masklinn 15y ago
        It's also used by `help()` (and pydoc): if there's an __all__, help will only pull the docstrings of the stuff in __all__. `dir()`, on the other hand, does not care.
• JonnieCache 15y ago
  CommonJS modules are modelled on python's I think.
• snprbob86 15y ago
  With CoffeeScript's destructuring assignment, you can even simulate Python's "from" clause: foo = require 'foo' {Bar} = require 'bar' {X, f} = require 'abc' Compiles to: var Bar, X, f, foo, _ref; foo = require('foo'); Bar = require('bar').Bar; _ref = require('abc'), X = _ref.X, f = _ref.f;