migrating to packages

Gerardo Herzig gherzig at fmed.uba.ar
Thu Oct 4 16:05:58 EDT 2007


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>>>On Oct 3, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Gerardo Herzig wrote:
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>>>>Hi all. I have a single file with several classes, wich i want to
>>>>separate into several packages.
>>>>The big file is named, say MYCLASES, and contains a class named
>>>>A(object), and B(A).
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>>>>We have been using this MYCLASES in the from MYCLASES import B syntax,
>>>>but i cant reproduce this syntax using packages. Im forced to write
>>>>from PACKAGE.B import *, and if that means
>>>>i have to touch so many files, that would really be a problem to me.
>>>>There is (i cant find it yet) a place where i can read about that kind
>>>>of package 'migration' situation?
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>>>>Because i *really* want to keep the FROM PACKAGE import B syntax.
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>>>http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/
>>>node8.html#SECTION008400000000000000000
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>>I have already read those files (and i just read it again), but still
>>cant find the solution. Maybe i just do not explain myself in the
>>correct way (or  i am very very stupid :)
>>I will expose my case quicly.
>>The MYCLASES.py file contains the A class, so i can use from MYCLASES
>>import A
>>a = ()
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>>Using the "package mode" (wich looks fine BTW), having the simple
>>MYCLASES/
>>     __init__.py
>>     A.py
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>>forces my (i guess) to use the
>>from MYCLASES.A import A
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>>which is not what i want, because the big amount of files i will have to
>>modify (and im not alones, there is a group of dudes who use this
>>MYCLASES)
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>>Im i missing something in that docs you post? Thanks!!
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>Add these lines in __init__.py:
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>from MYCLASSES.A import A
>from MYCLASSES.B import B
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Ummm, that works indeed, but forces me to import all (more than A and B) 
classes, rigth?
Gerardo.



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