Oct 28, 2014 · There's a hell of a difference between importing specific named identifiers 'from module import X,Y,Z vs 'from module import *. The latter pollutes your namespace and can …

Apr 3, 2009 · 4) Import by prepending mainfolder to every import In this example, the mainfolder would be ptdraft. This has the advantage that you will not run into name collisions with other …

from ..Common import Common As a caveat, this will only work if you run your python as a module, from outside of the package. For example: python -m Proj Original hacky way This …

The recommended way for Python 2.7 and 3.1 and later is to use importlib module: importlib.import_module(name, package=None) Import a module. The name argument …

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How do I load a Python module given its full path? Note that the file can be anywhere in the filesystem where the user has access rights. See also: How to import a module given its name …

Jun 28, 2009 · How to load a module that is a directory up preface: I did a substantial rewrite of a previous answer with the hopes of helping ease people into python's ecosystem, and hopefully …

How do I import files in Python? I want to import: a file (e.g. file.py) a folder a file dynamically at runtime, based on user input one specific part of a file (e.g. a single function)

Although Python's interpreter is optimized to not import the same module multiple times, repeatedly executing an import statement can seriously affect performance in some …

Jul 28, 2011 · If I import a module in a method (such as __init__), wouldn't it import that module multiple times if I create multiple instances? Therefore, would it affect the performance, …