functions - where to store them

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:46:05 -0200, <plsullivan1 at gmail.com> escribió:

> I have several functions which I would like to store in a different
> directory so several programs can use them. I can't seem to find much
> information about how to call a function if the function code is not
> actually in the script itself.
> The problem: do I have to cut and paste functions into a script or can
> I store them in a directory and call them from a script in another
> directory. If the latter is possible, how is this done? Thanks.

I suggest you read the Python tutorial at http://docs.python.org/tutorial
In particular, you're looking for "modules", and they're covered at  
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/modules.html

"""If you quit from the Python interpreter and enter it again, the  
definitions you have made (functions and variables) are lost. Therefore,  
if you want to write a somewhat longer program, you are better off using a  
text editor to prepare the input for the interpreter and running it with  
that file as input instead. This is known as creating a script. As your  
program gets longer, you may want to split it into several files for  
easier maintenance. You may also want to use a handy function that you’ve  
written in several programs without copying its definition into each  
program.

To support this, Python has a way to put definitions in a file and use  
them in a script or in an interactive instance of the interpreter. Such a  
file is called a module; definitions from a module can be imported into  
other modules or into the main module."""

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Gabriel Genellina