How to run a python script with functions

[André Roberge]

On Tuesday, 20 January 2015 17:11:58 UTC-4, faiz.... at gmail.com  wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have a file with a python scripts that has many functions in it. To run the script I did the following:
> 1. $ python (to initiate python, using the python command)
> 2. >>> import file_name (without .py)
> 3. >>> file_name.function_name(argument) (to run the function_name with argument (argument)
> 
> My question is: Is there any other way that I can just use the function name (function_name) without having to use the file_name. part? That is, use only:
> >>> function_name(argument)
> 

from file_name import function1, function2

> ~faizlo