PyCQA / PyCQA/flake8-import-order

Third-party after local import should be forbidden but isn't

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Description

When putting a third-party import after local import, pep8 style should reject it, but it doesn't:

% cat test.py
import os

import third

from .local import something

import party
% flake8 test.py --select=I2 --import-order-style=pep8 && echo no problem
no problem

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Start by reproducing the issue with the shown test.py contents and flake8 command using the pep8 import-order style. Trace the import-order validation for local, third-party, and subsequent third-party imports; done means the final import is rejected with the selected I2 check.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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