Emulate Import as functionality from python in C++

Question

In python I can do:
from long_and_painful import still_way_to_long as short

In C++ I am stuck with:

using long::and::painful::stillWayToLong;
... //Code and Stuff
stillWayToLong("Why must I type this so often?");

Am I missing something that would make this more pythonic?

_"make this more pythonic"_, no. But you can perhaps not use very long identifiers. — Passer By, Jul 18 '18 at 20:20
Well, definitely don't try to use `short` as an identifier in C++. Or `long`, or `and`. — Fred Larson, Jul 18 '18 at 20:21
related? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3053561/how-do-i-assign-an-alias-to-a-function-name-in-c — NathanOliver, Jul 18 '18 at 20:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '18 at 22:58

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How about

auto x = long::and::painful::stillWayToLong;  // If this is an object/function
x("Why must I type this so often?");


using X = typename long::and::painful::stillWayToLong; // If this is a type.
X bob;

answered Jul 18 '18 at 22:58

Martin York

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And for the sake of completeness `using x = long::and::painful::stillWayToLong;` if `stillWayTooLong` is a namespace. – dgnuff Jul 19 '18 at 00:51

Emulate Import as functionality from python in C++

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