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Ah yes, Python's package manager has it wrong also. But at least Python the language is clear, so you can know "import foo" or "from bar import foo" creates a n

• jakewins 2y ago
  Wait I’m so confused by this - this is the opposite of how I thought it worked? Go import creates exactly the symbol you mention in the import statement, like “import fmt” creates a symbol “fmt”? Can you give an example of what you mean?
  • sweeter 2y ago
    Yea, this is correct. ```go import ( "net/http" "os" "github.com/anacrolix/torrent" tstor "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/storage" ) ``` would import as: http, os, torrent and tstor. That guy is mixed up.
    • remram 2y ago
      I don't know what this proves. See example above for an example of exactly what I've said.
  • thiht 2y ago
    The only example I have in mind is modules, which can have a different name from their root package. For example you can have github.com/user/go-module as module name, and "module" as package name, so "import github.com/user/go-module" will be imported as "module.*". There’s a linter that automatically aliases this kind of imports with their actual module name so that it’s non ambiguous when reading the import list.
  • remram 2y ago
    Here's an example, a package bar under a totally different name: package main // imports 'bar', you couldn't possibly know from reading this line import "github.com/remram44/foo20240527" func main() { // ??? where does this function come from ??? bar.SomeFunc() }