Re: adding import in pl/python function

On 24 May 2013 21:14, Claudio Freire <klaussfreire(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Szymon Guz <mabewlun(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking about something else. We could convert it into Decimal
> > (http://docs.python.org/2/library/decimal.html) class in Python.
> > Unfortunately this class requires import like `from decimal import
> Decimal`
> > from a standard Python library.
> >
> > I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to do it like this. It shouldn't
> > fail even with the trusted version of pl/python, as I'd rather see the
> > trusted version to allow importing packages from standard library.
>
>
> Why would passing a decimal require an import?
>
> The extension itself needs a reference to Decimal, to build them, but
> the procedure's context doesn't need to have it.
>

Hm... maybe you're right. I think I don't understand fully how the
procedures are executed, and I need to read more to get it.

thanks,
Szymon