Why Python allows classes to inherit the class with exact same name?

[komoto48g (Kazuya O'moto)]

@cameron

import foo

class A(foo.A):

Yes, it’s practical and easy to read. In contrast, using the same class name (without module name) is very confusing.

@kpfleming

C++ forbids redefinition of any types, not just this type of inheritance. The error message you pasted isn’t related to inheritance at all, it’s telling you are trying to redefine A.

Exactly! Thanks, I didn’t notice that point. (If I can say in addition, ‘redefinition in the same scope’)
It is not so simple to compare different languages.

@tjol

There is one key difference here: in Python, x = x * 2 rebinds the name x to a new object, the result of x * 2 . In C++, the object named x is assigned the value x * 2

Yes. It reminded me of this post (+= should be the same as = + but its giving me error (list) - #4 by sweeneyde)