Let’s say we have 2 Python scripts.
- main.py — the script that we want to run
- helper.py — main.py imports stuff from this script
- these 2 scripts are in the same folder
# helper.py
a = 4
b = 5
c = 6
def test():
print('test')
# main.py from helper import * print(a, b, c) # 4 5 6 test() # test
- In main.py, the line
from helper import *means that everything inside helper.py is imported into main.py - this is why we can use
abcandtestin main.py
What if I want to do a partial import?
Let’s say instead of import a b c and test, I only wish to import a and b only. In main.py, we can change up the from helper import * statement.
# helper.py
a = 4
b = 5
c = 6
def test():
print('test')
# main.py from helper import a, b print(a, b) # 4 5 # attempting to use c or test will cause error
- the statement
from helper import a, bimports ONLYaandbfrom helper.py —candtestare not imported. - this is how we can partial import