Hide module function definitions

[Jean Brouwers]

There are two options:

1) Explicitly list the functions, classes, etc. to be exported by the
module in a list called __all__ inside the module.

2) Start the names of functions, classes, etc. private to the module
with an underscore character.

/Jean Brouwers
 ProphICy Semiconductor, Inc.


In article <cammdg$g9o$1 at voyager.news.surf.net>, Raymond Tinsel
<tinsel at wt.tno.nl> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I know this must be a newbie question, but I haven't found the solution in
> the tutorials I have read.
> 
> For a dSPACE/Controldesk application I am defining several of my own
> modules.
> In those modules I also have function definitions of functions I only use in
> that module.
> Is it possible to hide these functions when somebody would use "import
> mymodule"?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> - Raymond
> 
> P.S.: Any links to usefull documentation regarding Python (or Python for
> dSPACE in specific) would also be greatly appreciated!
> 
>