Javascript import statements do not work

[lennyerik]

Minimal example:

test.js

import path from 'path';

test.py

from pathlib import Path

runs fine in Python, but throws the following error in Javascript:

<anonymous_script>:1
import path from 'path';
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
    at file:///[...]/test.py.js:2:9
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:274:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:644:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:98:5)

Node.js v23.10.0

[RixInGithub]

You can use the import(...) function and destructuring variables for JS.

[maxmorozoff]

You can also try one of these:

1. Rename the file to .py.mjs.
2. Run with --loader=module, e.g., node --loader=module test.py.js.
3. Set "type": "module" in package.json to treat .js files as ESM.

[lennyerik]

Yeah I used require as a temporary workaround over in #7