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Anastasia
Anastasia

Reputation: 23

How to import several files from specific folder in python

I am new to Python and have a problem that I don't know how to solve

I need to write a module (directory C:/Python) that is able to import and execute all .py files that are located in some other folder (for example C:/Python/Dir). I know how to access to directory (sys.path.append('C:\\Python26\\Dir')) but how do I make a loop that is able to import all .py files from this folder?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1789

Answers (2)

Dmytro Sirenko
Dmytro Sirenko

Reputation: 5083

If you import all the files in a directory by some glob, how could you access these modules contents without a name? Maybe there is a way to get all imported modules even if they're anonymous (see Return a list of imported Python modules used in a script? - not an easy task), but isn't it easier to list them explicitly?

Maybe you can just create some __init__.py file in your directory and explicitly list imported files there with appropriate module names.

Upvotes: 0

unddoch
unddoch

Reputation: 6014

You should really use the __import__ built-in function together with glob:

os.chdir(path)
for file in glob.glob('*.py')
    __import__(file[:-2])

Upvotes: 1

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