Problem with packages and modules

[Max M]

Jørgen Hansen wrote:

> This is an example of directory hierachy:
> 
> company/                   Top-level package
>     __init__.py            Initialize the company package
>     plot/                  A plot package
>         __init__.py
>         axes.py            Modules in the plot package
>         axis.py
>         bar.py
>         figure.py
>         line.py
>         plotobject.py
>         points.py
>         tick.py
>         utils.py    
>     log.py                 Modules in the company package
>     utils.py
> 
> 
> If I were to use the plot package I would type in
>    >>> from company import plot
> 
> and assume that I could access modules as:
>    >>> plot.figure.Figure()    # where Figure is a class name.


You will need to add the full path to a module.

from company.plot.figure import Figure
fig = Figure()

or

import company.plot.figure
fig = company.plot.figure.Figure()

or

from company.plot import figure
fig = figure.Figure()


> Further if I typed in:
>    >>> import company
> 
> I would assume that I could access all subpackages and their modules
> with a dotted name (company.plot.figure.Figure() for instance), but
> this is obviously not the case.
>

You would need to import the modul in company/__init__.py:
import plot

to do:

import company
fig = company.plot.figure.Figure()


Hmm... I hope this helps a bit.

regards Max M