Execution of import statements

[Mark Billion]

I understand that the whole default.py file is executed on each request to a function internal to it. But does it import if the statement evaluates to false?

For example if default.py has:

Function x():
If 1==2:
Import a

Does a get imported every time function x is called?

[Niphlod]

in python if you have 

import a

blablabla

import b

blablabla

import a

the second "import a" statement is executed, but is a no-op.

[Mark Billion]

Right, but if the import is a conditional one -- ie, only import a if a condition evals to true -- does it no op the import if the condition goes to false or does it import all and then execute?

[Niphlod]

it's like math with parenthesis...

if b == 1:

     import a

will trigger "import a" when b == 1 . the first time b==1 it'd be a real import, the second time it'd be a no-op

if b is never going to be == 1, import will be never triggered.