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Elias Benevedes
Elias Benevedes

Reputation: 391

Python module dependencies

I'm trying to make my own module for easy sprite rendering & creation for personal uses. The only problem is, it needs pygame. If I were to put import pygame at the top of my module, could I then in another program, setup pygame instead of setting it up in the module? In general, does importing modules in one program, then importing that program into your main module, does the main program inherit the same dependencies, or do you need to explicitly re-import them?

Module to be used:

import pygame
def makeSprite():
    # todo write code INCLUDING PYGAME DEPENDENCIES
    pass
def updateSprite():
    # todo write code INCLUDING PYGAME DEPENDENCIES
    pass

Program using module:

import myModule  # myModule is the name of the module above
pygame.init()
makeSprite(arg1, arg2)
updateSprite(arg1, arg2)
pygame.functionCallFromPygame()

Can the main program also use the module? Thank you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 403

Answers (1)

Amber
Amber

Reputation: 526613

That shouldn't be a problem. As long as nothing tries to actually use pygame functionality before pygame.init() is called, it'll work fine.

(In other words, as long as whatever program using your library calls pygame.init() before calling your library's functions, you'll be fine.)

Upvotes: 1

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