problem with writing a simple module

[bruno at modulix]

nephish at xit.net wrote:
> ello there. i am having a problem getting a module to work right.
> 
> i wrote a class that is going to be used in a few different scripts in
> the same directory.
> 
> it looks like this:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/python

This is not needed for a module.

(snip code)
> the file is saved as DbConnector.py 

The most common convention is to name modules all_lower, and keep
CamelCaseNames for classes.

> and made executable.

This is not needed for a module.

You may want to make "scripts" (ie: modules that has to be runned as
main program" executables and then add the shebang. Other modules (the
ones that are meant to be used via import) don't need this.

> then i get this in idle
> 
> 
>>>import DbConnector
>>>x = DbConnector()
> 
> 
> then it tells me that the module object is not callable.

cf Larry's answer. You may also want to browse the very recent (may 19)
thread named "noob import question".

-- 
bruno desthuilliers
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p in 'onurb at xiludom.gro'.split('@')])"