# Copyright (C) 2012 Anaconda, Inc # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause """ Code in ``conda.common`` is not conda-specific. Technically, it sits *aside* the application stack and not *within* the stack. It is able to stand independently on its own. The *only* allowed imports of conda code in ``conda.common`` modules are imports of other ``conda.common`` modules and imports from ``conda._vendor``. If objects are needed from other parts of conda, they should be passed directly as arguments to functions and methods. """