How to import standard library module instead of local directory?

Question

I have a local directory named \"calendar\" with an \"__init__.py\" file.

I want \"import calendar\" to import the standard library module calendar, and not the module d

Answer 1

You could modify sys.path, import the package, then restore sys.path to its original value.

import sys
original_path = sys.path
sys.path = original_path[1:]
import calendar
sys.path = original_path