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FAQ on difference between "using" and "import" misleading? #43425

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fingolfin opened this issue Dec 15, 2021 · 2 comments · Fixed by #47614
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FAQ on difference between "using" and "import" misleading? #43425

fingolfin opened this issue Dec 15, 2021 · 2 comments · Fixed by #47614
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@fingolfin
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The FAQ referenced in the title says:

There is only one difference [...].

It then proceeds to explain that they do "soft" versus "hard" bindings (to use the terminology from issue #39235).

But surely there are other differences? E.g.:

  • using honors the export lists, while import does not
  • import Foo.bar is the same as import Foo: bar, but using Foo.bar is different from using Foo: bar (at least when Foo.bar isn't a module)
  • ... ?

It'd be great if that FAQ could be improved to explain this better. While at it, perhaps it could also get a link to https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules "for further details".

(I might take a stab at doing this, but I am not sure when I might find the time; but since I stumbled over this before, I thought I should at least log an issue about it.)
@rfourquet rfourquet added the docs This change adds or pertains to documentation label Dec 15, 2021
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Can I work on this issue

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always.

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doc: clarify FAQ difference between "using" and "import" (#47614)
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Fix #43425

Co-authored-by: Allen Hill <halleysfifthinc@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fix misleading info on the difference between "using" and "import"
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