Can Python directory names be keywords? E.g. 'import'?

Question

Am I allowed to have a directory named 'import' containing Python code? Or will the import command fail to parse it as a result? Is there any way around that?

Answer 1

You can use the built-in __import__ function which accepts any string. Thus you may write:

__import__('keyword.submodule')

Answer 2

You can have a directory with a name that is a Python keyword storing your Python code. This directory should not be used as a package, since package names should be valid Python identifiers.

Answer 3

Or will the import command fail to parse it as a result?

It will indeed fail.