025. Avoid polluting the namespace by using use-only

topic: Modules

In Fortran,

use m

is equivalent to Python

from m import *

It is better to write

use m, only: foo, bar

to avoid polluting the namespace and to clarify the origin of imported entities.

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In Fortran,

use m

is equivalent to Python

from m import *

It is better to write

use m, only: foo, bar

to avoid polluting the namespace and to clarify the origin of imported entities.

— FortranTip (@fortrantip) December 19, 2021