diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 159fdfd1..bd46cb9f 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 * `NaN` can no longer create an infinite loop during macro-expansion
 * Fixed a bug that caused `try` to drop expressions
 * Fixed a bug where the compiler didn't properly compile `unquote-splice`
+* Trying to import a dotted name is now a syntax error, as in Python
 
 Misc. Improvements
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 2d065c2c..04d195d5 100755
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -1176,10 +1176,12 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
 
         return operand
 
+    _symn = some(lambda x: isinstance(x, HySymbol) and "." not in x)
+
     @special(["import", "require"], [many(
         SYM |
-        brackets(SYM, sym(":as"), SYM) |
-        brackets(SYM, brackets(many(SYM + maybe(sym(":as") + SYM)))))])
+        brackets(SYM, sym(":as"), _symn) |
+        brackets(SYM, brackets(many(_symn + maybe(sym(":as") + _symn)))))])
     def compile_import_or_require(self, expr, root, entries):
         """
         TODO for `require`: keep track of what we've imported in this run and

Edge case with symbol contains special characters (/ . *, etc.) and import
I found an edge case.
Let's say, if we have a symbol `/.*`, it worked in REPL
```clojure
=> (setv /.* 42)
=> /.*
42
```
If it is in a module, then importing will fail if we name it directly
```bash
$ cat test.hy
(setv /.* "Hidden Files")
```
```clojure
=> (import [test [/.*]])
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pyx/.virtualenvs/hy/lib/python3.6/site-packages/hy/importer.py", line 198, in hy_eval
    eval(ast_compile(_ast, "<eval_body>", "exec"), namespace)
  File "<eval_body>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name '/.*'
=> (import test)
=> test./.*
'Hidden Files'
=> (import [test [*]])
=> /.*
'Hidden Files'
```

Notice that with both qualified name and `import all` worked, but explicit import failed.

> **Background, in case you are curious why I came up such a weird name, can be skipped.**
> The static site generator I wrote, implements a DSL, there is a function to test file name patterns, when I wrote a predefined function for hidden files, I thought the function name `/.*` is both _ingenious and insane_ . Something like:
> ```clojure
> (defn name= [&rest patterns]
>   "create a function that test if the name of document matches ``patterns``"
>   (fn [document]
>     (-> document get-filename (match? #* patterns))))
> (setv
>   hidden-file? (name= ".*")
>   /.* hidden-file?)
> ```
> 
> Everything went well, I could write the following and be proud of myself :rofl:  
> ```clojure
> (remove /.* files)
> ```
> ... until I tried to import it from other file, then I encountered the problem described above.
diff --git a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
index bbf964a3..5fbc7273 100644
--- a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
+++ b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ def test_ast_require():
     cant_compile("(require [tests.resources.tlib [* *]])")
 
 
+def test_ast_import_require_dotted():
+    """As in Python, it should be a compile-type error to attempt to
+import a dotted name."""
+    cant_compile("(import [spam [foo.bar]])")
+    cant_compile("(require [spam [foo.bar]])")
+
+
 def test_ast_no_pointless_imports():
     def contains_import_from(code):
         return any([isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom)

pip install -e .[dev]
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest
apt-get update apt-get install -y gcc
3.7
requirements-dev.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
alabaster==0.7.13
appdirs==1.4.4
args==0.1.0
astor==0.8.1
Babel==2.14.0
certifi @ file:///croot/certifi_1671487769961/work/certifi
charset-normalizer==3.4.1
clint==0.5.1
coverage==7.2.7
distlib==0.3.9
docutils==0.17.1
exceptiongroup==1.2.2
filelock==3.12.2
flake8==5.0.4
funcparserlib==1.0.1
-e git+https://github.com/hylang/hy.git@86deff6531ab12a359287d2dfed7beec8eb28791#egg=hy
idna==3.10
imagesize==1.4.1
importlib-metadata==4.2.0
iniconfig==2.0.0
Jinja2==3.1.6
MarkupSafe==2.1.5
mccabe==0.7.0
packaging==24.0
platformdirs==2.6.2
pluggy==1.2.0
py==1.11.0
pycodestyle==2.9.1
pyflakes==2.5.0
Pygments==2.17.2
pytest==7.4.4
pytz==2025.2
requests==2.31.0
rply==0.7.8
six==1.17.0
snowballstemmer==2.2.0
Sphinx==4.3.2
sphinx-rtd-theme==1.3.0
sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-jquery==4.1
sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
tomli==2.0.1
tox==3.28.0
typing_extensions==4.7.1
urllib3==2.0.7
virtualenv==20.16.2
zipp==3.15.0

name: hy
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - certifi=2022.12.7=py37h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=1.1.1w=h7f8727e_0
  - pip=22.3.1=py37h06a4308_0
  - python=3.7.16=h7a1cb2a_0
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=65.6.3=py37h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.38.4=py37h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - alabaster==0.7.13
      - appdirs==1.4.4
      - args==0.1.0
      - astor==0.8.1
      - babel==2.14.0
      - charset-normalizer==3.4.1
      - clint==0.5.1
      - coverage==7.2.7
      - distlib==0.3.9
      - docutils==0.17.1
      - exceptiongroup==1.2.2
      - filelock==3.12.2
      - flake8==5.0.4
      - funcparserlib==1.0.1
      - idna==3.10
      - imagesize==1.4.1
      - importlib-metadata==4.2.0
      - iniconfig==2.0.0
      - jinja2==3.1.6
      - markupsafe==2.1.5
      - mccabe==0.7.0
      - packaging==24.0
      - platformdirs==2.6.2
      - pluggy==1.2.0
      - py==1.11.0
      - pycodestyle==2.9.1
      - pyflakes==2.5.0
      - pygments==2.17.2
      - pytest==7.4.4
      - pytz==2025.2
      - requests==2.31.0
      - rply==0.7.8
      - six==1.17.0
      - snowballstemmer==2.2.0
      - sphinx==4.3.2
      - sphinx-rtd-theme==1.3.0
      - sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
      - sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
      - sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
      - sphinxcontrib-jquery==4.1
      - sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
      - sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
      - sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
      - tomli==2.0.1
      - tox==3.28.0
      - typing-extensions==4.7.1
      - urllib3==2.0.7
      - virtualenv==20.16.2
      - zipp==3.15.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/hy

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