PYL-C0414 · Import alias same as original package name

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Import alias same as original package name PYL-C0414

Anti-pattern

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5 months ago — a year old

Import alias does not rename original package

 37    SortingFunctionDoesNotExist,
 38    UnsupportedSettings,
 39)
 40from .profiles import profiles as profiles 41from .sections import DEFAULT as SECTION_DEFAULTS
 42from .sections import FIRSTPARTY, FUTURE, LOCALFOLDER, STDLIB, THIRDPARTY
 43from .utils import Trie

Description

Import alias is same as original package name, thus making the alias unnecessary. This is probably not what's intended.

Bad practice

import my_package as my_package

PyCQA / isort

Bad practice

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