Error in importing a variable when runing in a webbrowser

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3/5
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1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, python
Domain
compilers, web-dev

Research direction

Start with the primitive.py and b.py example, inspect the generated primitive.js, and reproduce the import in Chrome. Trace how Transcrypt handles imported variables and JavaScript module exports; done means the generated module exports is_desktop so b.py runs without the reported SyntaxError.

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Description

IS: bug?

Transcrypt (v3.7.16) compiles the following files without an error.

file primitive.py:

is_desktop=True

file b.py:

from primitive import is_desktop
print(is_desktop)

But my web browser(Chrome) throws an error: when running

Uncaught SyntaxError: The requested module './primitive.js' does not provide an export named 'is_desktop'

I think that it is because Javascript requires an explicit export command to export a variable, while Python doesn't. I guess that Transcypt is not inserting an export command into compiled javascript output.

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