[Python] Barebones version of ImportAll

[HLWeil]

Description

I would like to just import the shutil module in python so I can use it in an emit statement somewhere in my code. The problem is I can't seem to get the example from the documentation to work.

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Best case would be if I could just write something like this

[<ImportAll("shutil")>]
let shutil : unit -> unit = nativeOnly

and get

import shutil

but instead I don't get any import statement at all.

So I add a call to the import "function" (as seen in #3481).

[<ImportAll("shutil")>]
let shutil : unit -> unit = nativeOnly
shutil()

Now I get the import statement, but unfortunately also the call which fails, as you can't call a module:

import shutil

shutil()

Related information

• Connected to Inconsistency in Python import #3481
• Fable version: 4.24.0
• Operating system: Win11

[HLWeil]

Also found

importAll "shutil"

which returns

import shutil
shutil

Also looks a bit weird, but it doesn't fail so I'll go with it now.

[alfonsogarciacaro]

There's also importSideEffects which should have the effect you want but it was also somewhat broken, I sent #4035 to fix it

[HLWeil]

Thank you!