When the name of the package does not match the name of the imported module, the wrong package is installed

[stenci]

Bug description:
When the name of the package does not match the name of the imported module, the wrong package is installed.

It is possible to manually install the correct package, but the code editor keeps showing the red wiggle. For example, after running the following in the shell, the code shown below works, but the red wiggle is still visible:

pip uninstall anvil
pip uninstall anvil-uplink
pip install anvil-uplink

Expected vs Current Behavior:

1. The correct package should be installed.
2. The red wiggle should disappear when the import succeeds.

Steps to reproduce:
Create a new python repl, add the following code and run:

import anvil
import anvil.server
print(anvil)
print(anvil.server)

Bug appears at this link: https://replit.com/@stenci/InbornWealthyGigabyte#main.py

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[NuclearPasta0]

Hello, auto-importing is an intended feature of UPM (Universal Package Manager). In python specifically, these guessed imports may be wrong, so you should tell it which package to import.
Example:

import pygame  #upm package(pygame-ce)

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[QwertyQwerty88]

@NuclearPasta0

import pygame #upm package(pygame-ce)

@stenci for you it would be

import anvil  #upm package(anvil-uplink)

[Firepup650]

This is a tad bit of a nuclear option, but it does work:

@Firepup650

There’s supposed to be a toggle for it in .replit, but it doesn’t work. Here’s the workaround:

@Firepup650

If you don’t need the auto-package guessing/importing, you can do this:

@Firepup650

run this in Shell:

@Firepup650

rm -rf .upm && touch .upm && chmod 000 .upm

I’m not certain, but this may break the packager. Even if it does, you can always just use poetry directly from the Shell.

Friendly reminder that this does break the Packages tool.

[NuclearPasta0]

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