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Vinayak Garg
Vinayak Garg

Reputation: 6616

What is the correct way to import top level module?

I want to be able to reference a top level module inside another module (one level deeper). My solution works, but I want to know if this is the best way to do it. Please suggest for minimum python 2.4

In below example I want to import base.py in abc.py.

Here is a simplified directory structure - 

- test.py
- mymodule/
    - base.py
    - __init__.py
    - meta/
        - abc.py
        - __init__.py

Contents of base.py

class basec1:
    def basec1f1(self):
        print "base::C1::F1() called"

class basec2:
    def basec2f1(self):
        print "base::C2::F1() called"

Contents of abc.py

from mymodule.base import basec1

def abcfn():
    print "abcfn() called"
    obj = basec1()
    obj.basec1f1()

Contents of test.py

import mymodule.meta.abc as abc

abc.abcfn()

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1681

Answers (1)

imolit
imolit

Reputation: 8332

This looks good to me. You could forgo the package approach (i.e. remove the __init__.py file) and use relative imports instead, but I honestly like your approach better.

Upvotes: 1

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