Why import statements are not allowed in function bodies (or any block of code)?

[Leandro Lucarella]

Bill Baxter, el 28 de enero a las 12:16 me escribiste:
> Leandro Lucarella wrote:
> >Is there any good reason for not allowing import statements in function
> >bodies or any code block? I think it would be really useful for avoid
> >namespace polution, specially in unittests (it's really ugly to import
> >things a module will never use except for unittesting).
> 
> Did someone already suggest using the version(UnitTest) workaround?

Yes, but I was looking for a design desition for making me use a
workarround :)

> I do remember hearing some reason before, like it makes it easier for tools to scrape out all the imports from a file.  But seems like a lame excuse to me now 
> that DMD can spit out a list of imports itself.  I would guess it's just a matter of not having a pressing enough need for it.  But it would be nice.

Ok.

/me pressing

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