Importing modules...

[Bjorn Pettersen]

Aaron Ginn wrote:
> 
> My apologies if this has been asked before.  If so, please direct me to
> a FAQ.  I checked Deja, but I couldn't find my answer very easily...
> 
> How do I import a module that I have written?  Say I have a class that
> I have created called Foo in a file stored at ~/bin/foo.py.  What kind
> of command do I need to use to be able to import that class into a new
> file.  I've tried the following:
> 
> import '~/bin/foo.py'
> 
> but this doesn't seem to be the way to do it.  Do I need to set a path
> variable with ~/bin in it, and if so, how do I refer to the module?
> Is it the name of the file, i.e. foo?  Or is it the name of the class,
> i.e. Foo?  Do the class and the file need to have the same name?  I
> don't really know how to accomplish this.

_Please_ go "read the fine manual"!

-- bjorn

ps: Python searches a list of directories in sys.path originally
initialized from the PYTHONPATH environment variable. The import
statement only mentions the name of the module, without quotes or
extensions; that way the import framework has a chance to do
interesting/important stuff before your module is loaded.