[Tutor] calling user defined function

[bob gailer]

roberto wrote:
> hello
> i have a question which i didn't solved yet:
> i can define a function using the text editor provided by IDLE 3.0;
> then i'd like to call this function from the python prompt
>
> but when i try to do it, python warns me that function doesn't exist
> of course if i define the function directly using the >>> prompt,
> after that everything is fine
>
> may you tell me where i have to save the file that defines the
> function is order to use it later ?
> is it a problem of path ?
>   
Let's say you saved the file as foo.py. Then:
 >>> import foo
 >>> foo.afunction()


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