Confused with module and .py files

[Roel Schroeven]

Iyer, Prasad C wrote:
> Actually I am bit confused between the modules and .py file
> How do I differentiate between the 2.
> 
> For example
> I have a file import1.py, import2.py file
> Which has few functions and classes
> And if I have a class with same name "BaseClass" in both the file
> 
> How would I use it if I declare it as given below in my 3rd class
> 
> from import1.py import *
> from import2.py import *

Name conflicts like that are a good reason not to use from ... import *,
but instead:

import import1
import import2

bc1 = import1.BaseClass()
bc2 = import2.BaseClass()

(Note: don't include the extension .py in the import statements)

Namespaces are great for preventing name conflicts; don't circumtvent
them by blindly importing everything into the same namespace. As the Zen
of Python says: "Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more
of those!"

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on the shoulders of giants.  -- Isaac Newton

Roel Schroeven