import-checker: try a little harder to show fewer cycles

This makes sure that all cycles begin with the lexicographically first
module, so that we're less likely to show overlapping cycles in the
final analysis.

contrib/import-checker.py

@@ -153,6 +153,15 b' def check_one_mod(mod, imports, path=Non'
             continue
         check_one_mod(i, imports, path=path, ignore=ignore)
 
+def rotatecycle(cycle):
+    """arrange a cycle so that the lexicographically first module listed first
+
+    >>> rotatecycle(['foo', 'bar', 'foo'])
+    ['bar', 'foo', 'bar']
+    """
+    lowest = min(cycle)
+    idx = cycle.index(lowest)
+    return cycle[idx:] + cycle[1:idx] + [lowest]
 
 def find_cycles(imports):
     """Find cycles in an already-loaded import graph.
@@ -162,8 +171,8 b' def find_cycles(imports):'
     ...            'top.baz': ['foo'],
     ...            'top.qux': ['foo']}
     >>> print '\\n'.join(sorted(find_cycles(imports)))
-    top.bar -> top.baz -> top.foo -> top.bar
-    top.foo -> top.qux -> top.foo
+    top.bar -> top.baz -> top.foo -> top.bar -> top.bar
+    top.foo -> top.qux -> top.foo -> top.foo
     """
     cycles = {}
     for mod in sorted(imports.iterkeys()):