Why do all the popular projects use relative imports in __init__ files if PEP 8 recommends absolute?

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  • NumPy

    The fundamental package for scientific computing with Python.

    • I was looking at all the big projects like numpy, pytorch, flask, etc.

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    • I was looking at all the big projects like numpy, pytorch, flask, etc.

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    The Python micro framework for building web applications.

    • I was looking at all the big projects like numpy, pytorch, flask, etc.

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