From: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
To: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Cc: "Peter Maydell" <peter.maydell@linaro.org>,
"Eduardo Habkost" <ehabkost@redhat.com>,
qemu-devel@nongnu.org, "Michael Roth" <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
"Markus Armbruster" <armbru@redhat.com>,
"Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/38] qapi: Prefer explicit relative imports
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:18:25 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200923131825.GD191229@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200922210101.4081073-5-jsnow@redhat.com>
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On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 05:00:27PM -0400, John Snow wrote:
> All of the QAPI include statements are changed to be package-aware, as
> explicit relative imports.
>
> A quirk of Python packages is that the name of the package exists only
> *outside* of the package. This means that to a module inside of the qapi
> folder, there is inherently no such thing as the "qapi" package. The
> reason these imports work is because the "qapi" package exists in the
> context of the caller -- the execution shim, where sys.path includes a
> directory that has a 'qapi' folder in it.
>
> When we write "from qapi import sibling", we are NOT referencing the folder
> 'qapi', but rather "any package named qapi in sys.path". If you should
> so happen to have a 'qapi' package in your path, it will use *that*
> package.
>
> When we write "from .sibling import foo", we always reference explicitly
> our sibling module; guaranteeing consistency in *where* we are importing
> these modules from.
>
> This can be useful when working with virtual environments and packages
> in development mode. In development mode, a package is installed as a
> series of symlinks that forwards to your same source files. The problem
> arises because code quality checkers will follow "import qapi.x" to the
> "installed" version instead of the sibling file and -- even though they
> are the same file -- they have different module paths, and this causes
> cyclic import problems, false positive type mismatch errors, and more.
>
> It can also be useful when dealing with hierarchical packages, e.g. if
> we allow qemu.core.qmp, qemu.qapi.parser, etc.
>
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> ---
> scripts/qapi/commands.py | 4 ++--
> scripts/qapi/doc.py | 2 +-
> scripts/qapi/events.py | 8 ++++----
> scripts/qapi/expr.py | 4 ++--
> scripts/qapi/gen.py | 4 ++--
> scripts/qapi/introspect.py | 8 ++++----
> scripts/qapi/main.py | 16 ++++++++--------
> scripts/qapi/parser.py | 4 ++--
> scripts/qapi/schema.py | 8 ++++----
> scripts/qapi/types.py | 6 +++---
> scripts/qapi/visit.py | 6 +++---
> 11 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>
Relative imports are a source of heated debates, but when properly
used in a self contained module like here, they are very posititive
IMO.
Reviewed-by: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
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2020-09-22 21:00 [PATCH v2 00/38] qapi: static typing conversion, pt1 John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 01/38] [DO-NOT-MERGE] qapi: add debugging tools John Snow
2020-09-22 23:43 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 16:48 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 02/38] qapi-gen: Separate arg-parsing from generation John Snow
2020-09-22 21:19 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 0:00 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 17:05 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 19:24 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-25 11:34 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 15:37 ` John Snow
2020-09-28 11:45 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 03/38] qapi: move generator entrypoint into module John Snow
2020-09-22 21:23 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 17:09 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 0:29 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 04/38] qapi: Prefer explicit relative imports John Snow
2020-09-22 21:25 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 13:18 ` Cleber Rosa [this message]
2020-09-23 17:12 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 19:25 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-24 22:17 ` Beraldo Leal
2020-09-24 22:36 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 05/38] qapi: Remove wildcard includes John Snow
2020-09-22 21:37 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 13:27 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 17:21 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 19:27 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-24 20:04 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 06/38] qapi: delint using flake8 John Snow
2020-09-22 21:43 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 13:37 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 07/38] qapi: add pylintrc John Snow
2020-09-22 21:54 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 13:42 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 17:23 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 19:29 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 08/38] qapi/common.py: Remove python compatibility workaround John Snow
2020-09-22 22:05 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 14:37 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 09/38] qapi/common.py: Add indent manager John Snow
2020-09-22 22:22 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 17:29 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 11:51 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 13:13 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-25 13:47 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 14:42 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 14:55 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 17:30 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 11:55 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 15:41 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 10/38] qapi/common.py: delint with pylint John Snow
2020-09-22 21:46 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 16:01 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 17:37 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 19:30 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 11/38] qapi/common.py: Replace one-letter 'c' variable John Snow
2020-09-22 22:24 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 16:15 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 12/38] qapi/common.py: check with pylint John Snow
2020-09-22 22:26 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 16:18 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 16:30 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 13/38] qapi/common.py: add type hint annotations John Snow
2020-09-22 22:44 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 17:57 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 18:19 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 19:28 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 14/38] qapi/common.py: Convert comments into docstrings, and elaborate John Snow
2020-09-23 14:22 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 19:38 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 21:18 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 17:02 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-25 17:13 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 15/38] qapi/common.py: move build_params into gen.py John Snow
2020-09-23 14:26 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 20:04 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 16/38] qapi: establish mypy type-checking baseline John Snow
2020-09-23 14:29 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 20:11 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 17/38] qapi/events.py: add type hint annotations John Snow
2020-09-23 14:31 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 20:18 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 18/38] qapi/events.py: Move comments into docstrings John Snow
2020-09-23 14:48 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 18:21 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 12:19 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 15:55 ` John Snow
2020-09-28 11:49 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-28 15:04 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 20:19 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 19/38] qapi/commands.py: Don't re-bind to variable of different type John Snow
2020-09-23 14:48 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 20:21 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 20/38] qapi/commands.py: add notational type hints John Snow
2020-09-23 14:50 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 18:23 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 22:17 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 21/38] qapi/commands.py: enable checking with mypy John Snow
2020-09-23 14:51 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 22:21 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 23:50 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 22/38] qapi/source.py: add type hint annotations John Snow
2020-09-23 14:52 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 22:36 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 23:55 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 12:22 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 16:20 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 17:05 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-25 17:20 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 23/38] qapi/source.py: delint with pylint John Snow
2020-09-23 14:59 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 22:41 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 24/38] qapi/gen.py: Fix edge-case of _is_user_module John Snow
2020-09-23 15:17 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 18:29 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 18:33 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 23:10 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 23:13 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-25 13:00 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 15:15 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-25 15:50 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-28 12:04 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 16:29 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 23:08 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 23:13 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-23 23:57 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 25/38] qapi/gen.py: add type hint annotations John Snow
2020-09-23 15:18 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 23:51 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-24 0:29 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 1:29 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 26/38] qapi/gen.py: Enable checking with mypy John Snow
2020-09-23 15:18 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 23:59 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 27/38] qapi/gen.py: Remove unused parameter John Snow
2020-09-23 15:19 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-24 0:00 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 28/38] qapi/gen.py: update write() to be more idiomatic John Snow
2020-09-23 15:26 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 18:37 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 15:59 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-25 13:15 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 13:24 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2020-09-25 13:34 ` Eric Blake
2020-09-25 13:52 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-25 15:47 ` Eric Blake
2020-09-28 12:09 ` Markus Armbruster
2020-09-28 14:08 ` John Snow
2020-09-25 13:26 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-25 16:33 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 16:01 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 29/38] qapi/gen.py: delint with pylint John Snow
2020-09-23 15:44 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 18:38 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 18:44 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 30/38] qapi/introspect.py: Add a typed 'extra' structure John Snow
2020-09-23 16:13 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 21:34 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 31/38] qapi/introspect.py: add _gen_features helper John Snow
2020-09-23 16:35 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 21:43 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 21:54 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 32/38] qapi/introspect.py: create a typed 'Node' data structure John Snow
2020-09-23 18:41 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 21:48 ` John Snow
2020-09-23 22:44 ` John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 33/38] qapi/introspect.py: add type hint annotations John Snow
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 34/38] qapi/types.py: " John Snow
2020-09-23 19:11 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-24 18:50 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 35/38] qapi/types.py: remove one-letter variables John Snow
2020-09-23 19:14 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 22:11 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 20:54 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-24 18:53 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:00 ` [PATCH v2 36/38] qapi/visit.py: assert tag_member contains a QAPISchemaEnumType John Snow
2020-09-23 19:15 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-23 22:13 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 19:12 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-24 19:10 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-24 19:36 ` John Snow
2020-09-24 23:52 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:01 ` [PATCH v2 37/38] qapi/visit.py: remove unused parameters from gen_visit_object John Snow
2020-09-23 19:16 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-24 19:13 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-22 21:01 ` [PATCH v2 38/38] qapi/visit.py: add type hint annotations John Snow
2020-09-23 19:17 ` Eduardo Habkost
2020-09-24 19:15 ` Cleber Rosa
2020-09-24 20:37 ` [PATCH v2 00/38] qapi: static typing conversion, pt1 John Snow
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