Python Modules

Description

A module can be considered to be the same as a code library.

It is a file containing a set of functions you want to include in your application.

To create a module just save the code you want in a file with the file extension .py.

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Create a Module

Save the following code in a file named mymodule.py.

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def greeting(name):
  print("Hello, " + name)

Use a Module

In order to use the module we just created, we must use the import statement:

Import the module named mymodule, and call the greeting function:

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import mymodule

mymodule.greeting("Jonathan")

When using a function from a module, use the syntax: module_name.function_name.